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Snail veliger

Snail veliger -
gastropod veliger

Scientific names: Gastropoda comprises two Greek words: gaster, meaning stomach and podos, meaning foot. Veliger is Latin and mean to carry a sail.

Other English names: Gasteropod veliger larvae.

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