Streptoneura

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

  Streptoneura \Strep`to*neu"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? curved +
     ? a sinew.] (Zool.)
     An extensive division of gastropod Mollusca in which the loop
     or visceral nerves is twisted, and the sexes separate. It is
     nearly to equivalent to Prosobranchiata.
     [1913 Webster]