What is common name of Neopilina?
What is common name of Neopilina?
Neopilina galatheae is a species of monoplacophoran, a superficially limpet-like marine mollusc….
| Neopilina galatheae | |
|---|---|
| Genus: | Neopilina |
| Species: | N. galatheae |
| Binomial name | |
| Neopilina galatheae Lemche, 1957 |
Which of the following features of Neopilina resemble with Mollusca?
Neopilina has a thin dorsal shell, a large, flat foot, a pair of ciliated lobes and pre-oral tentacles much like members of gastropoda. Overall, it has many similarities with chiton and gastropods, making it a mollusc.
What is the scientific name of chiton?
PolyplacophoraChitons / Scientific name
Is Neopilina a connecting link?
Neopilina is a modern monoplacophoran genus that is considered to be a connecting link between the phyla Annelida and Mollusca….Additional Information.
| Species | Connecting Links |
|---|---|
| Neopilina | Annelida and Mollusca |
| Peripatus | Annelida and Arthropoda |
| Platypus | Reptiles and Mammals |
| Lungfish | Fishes and Amphibians |
Is Neopilina segmented Mollusca?
Molluscs are not a segmented group and it appeared that Neopilina might be an exception and so a potential “missing link” between the molluscs on one hand and the annelids and arthropods on the other. However, this idea has now been dropped, as has the idea of using Neopilina as a model archaic-mollusc.
Which of the following is incorrect about Neopilina?
Neopilina does not show characters similar to polyplacophorans. Thus, Option C is not correct. Option: D – Neopilina has characters different from that of Scaphopoda.
What family are chitons?
Chitonidae
| Chiton magnificus | |
|---|---|
| Order: | Chitonida |
| Family: | Chitonidae |
| Genus: | Chiton |
| Species: | C. magnificus |
Is a chiton an arthropod?
Crabs, lobsters, shrimp, barnacles and many other animals belong to the phylum arthropods. In fact, 75% of all animals belong to the phylum arthropoda (which also includes spiders and insects). All arthropods have a hard exoskeleton made of chiton, a type of protein.
Which is incorrect about Neopilina?
Neopilina does not show characters similar to polyplacophorans. Thus, Option C is not correct.
What is the connecting link between Arthropoda and Mollusca?
(a) Molluscs and arthropods.
Which Mollusca is segmented?
The polyplacophoran, Chiton virgulatus and the sea slug (Class Gastropoda), Onchidella binneyi. The Class Polyplacophora comprises the chitons, which are superficially bilaterally symmetrical and segmented.
Under which of the following group is Neopilina included?
Scaphopoda. Hint: Neopilina is a very primitive mollusk that serves as a type of link between annelids and mollusks. Many fossil relatives of this genus were found in Cambrian to Devonian strata in large numbers.
