Vetigastropoda
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Vetigastropoda is a major clade of mostly marine gastropod mollusks that includes many primitive sea snails characterized by often nacreous shells and distinctive anatomical features.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vetigastropoda canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4244453 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vetigastropoda Context triple: [Gastropoda, hasModernClade, Vetigastropoda]
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A.
Caenogastropoda
Caenogastropoda is a major and highly diverse clade of marine, freshwater, and terrestrial snails and slugs within the class Gastropoda.
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B.
Gastropoda
Gastropoda is a large and diverse class of mollusks that includes snails and slugs, characterized by a muscular foot and often a coiled shell.
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C.
Heterobranchia
Heterobranchia is a major and diverse clade of gastropod mollusks that includes many sea slugs, land snails, and related groups characterized by varied body forms and often reduced or internalized shells.
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D.
Sipuncula
Sipuncula, commonly known as peanut worms, are a small phylum of unsegmented marine worms characterized by a retractable introvert and burrowing lifestyle in soft sediments or rock crevices.
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E.
Neritimorpha
Neritimorpha is a major clade of gastropod mollusks that includes nerites and their relatives, characterized by typically small, often globular shells and a long fossil record extending back to the Paleozoic.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vetigastropoda Target entity description: Vetigastropoda is a major clade of mostly marine gastropod mollusks that includes many primitive sea snails characterized by often nacreous shells and distinctive anatomical features.
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A.
Caenogastropoda
Caenogastropoda is a major and highly diverse clade of marine, freshwater, and terrestrial snails and slugs within the class Gastropoda.
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B.
Gastropoda
Gastropoda is a large and diverse class of mollusks that includes snails and slugs, characterized by a muscular foot and often a coiled shell.
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C.
Heterobranchia
Heterobranchia is a major and diverse clade of gastropod mollusks that includes many sea slugs, land snails, and related groups characterized by varied body forms and often reduced or internalized shells.
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D.
Sipuncula
Sipuncula, commonly known as peanut worms, are a small phylum of unsegmented marine worms characterized by a retractable introvert and burrowing lifestyle in soft sediments or rock crevices.
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E.
Neritimorpha
Neritimorpha is a major clade of gastropod mollusks that includes nerites and their relatives, characterized by typically small, often globular shells and a long fossil record extending back to the Paleozoic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clade
ⓘ
gastropod clade ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
nacreous shells
ⓘ
primitive anatomical features ⓘ slit or hole in shell in many species ⓘ |
| class | Gastropoda ⓘ |
| considered | primitive gastropod lineage ⓘ |
| domain | Eukaryota ⓘ |
| feedingType |
algal grazers
ⓘ
mostly grazers ⓘ |
| hasCirculatorySystem | open circulatory system ⓘ |
| hasDiversity | many extant families ⓘ |
| hasFossilRecord | Paleozoic to Recent ⓘ |
| hasMantleCavity | anterior or lateral in many species ⓘ |
| hasNervousSystem | ganglionic nervous system ⓘ |
| hasSensoryOrgan | osphradium in mantle cavity ⓘ |
| hasSymmetry | bilateral symmetry (secondarily modified) ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
archaeogastropod-like morphology
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bipectinate ctenidia in many species ⓘ often nacreous inner shell layer ⓘ rhipidoglossan radula in many species ⓘ |
| higherClassification | clade Vetigastropoda within Gastropoda ⓘ |
| includes |
abalones
ⓘ
keyhole limpets ⓘ pleurotomarioid snails ⓘ sea snails ⓘ slit snails ⓘ top snails ⓘ |
| isMostly | marine ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalStage |
trochophore
ⓘ
veliger ⓘ |
| partOf | clade Heterobranchia+Caenogastropoda+Vetigastropoda+others (Gastropoda) ⓘ |
| phylum | Mollusca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
molecular phylogenetics
ⓘ
morphological characters ⓘ |
| reproduction | mostly external fertilization ⓘ |
| shellComposition | aragonite ⓘ |
| shellForm |
sometimes limpet-like
ⓘ
usually coiled ⓘ |
| shellMicrostructure | nacreous ⓘ |
| subclass | Vetigastropoda ⓘ |
| taxonRank | clade ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
coral reefs
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deep-sea habitats ⓘ marine benthic environments ⓘ rocky substrates ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vetigastropoda Description of subject: Vetigastropoda is a major clade of mostly marine gastropod mollusks that includes many primitive sea snails characterized by often nacreous shells and distinctive anatomical features.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.