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Prosobranchia

Pros·​o·​bran·​chia
variants: or Prosobranchiata \ ˌ⸗⸗ˌbraŋkēˈātə \

Definition of Prosobranchia

taxonomic synonym of streptoneura

History and Etymology for Prosobranchia

Prosobranchia from New Latin, from proso- + -branchia; Prosobranchiata from New Latin, from proso- + Latin branchia gill + New Latin -ata; from the usual location of the gills anterior to the heart

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