Isopleura

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Isopleura \I`so*pleu"ra\, n. pl. [NL. See {Iso-}, and {Pleura}.]
     (Zool.)
     A subclass of Gastropoda, in which the body is symmetrical,
     the right and left sides being equal.
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     Note: The intestine terminates at the posterior end of the
           body, and the gills and circulatory and reproductive
           organs are paired. It includes the chitons
           ({Polyplacophora}), together with {Neomenia} and
           {Ch[ae]toderma}, which are wormlike forms without a
           shell.
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