Siphonata

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

  Siphonata \Si`pho*na"ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)
     A tribe of bivalve mollusks in which the posterior mantle
     border is prolonged into two tubes or siphons. Called also
     {Siphoniata}. See {Siphon}, 2
     (a), and {Quahaug}.
         [1913 Webster]