Prosopocephala

2 definitions found

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

  Scaphopoda \Sca*phop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ska`fh a boat
     + -poda.] (Zool.)
     A class of marine cephalate Mollusca having a tubular shell
     open at both ends, a pointed or spadelike foot for burrowing,
     and many long, slender, prehensile oral tentacles. It
     includes Dentalium, or the tooth shells, and other similar


     shells. Called also {Prosopocephala}, and {Solenoconcha}.
     [1913 Webster]

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

  Prosopocephala \Pros`o*po*ceph`a*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
     pro`swpon face, appearance + ? head.] (Zool.)
     Same as {Scaphopoda}.
     [1913 Webster]