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Proboscidifera
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n. pl.) An extensive division of pectinibranchiate gastropods, including those that have a long retractile proboscis, with the mouth at the end, as the cones, whelks, tritons, and cowries. See Illust. of Gastropoda, and of Winkle.
(2):
(n. pl.) A subdivision of the taenioglossate gastropods, including the fig-shells (Pyrula), the helmet shells (Cassis), the tritons, and allied genera.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Proboscidifera'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/proboscidifera.html. 1828.