What is "aplacophoran"

aplacophoran \aplacophoran\ n. 1. one of the aplacophora; a deep-water wormlike mollusk lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine limy spicules on the covering mantle.

Syn: solenogaster

n. deep-water wormlike mollusks lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine slimy spicules on the covering mantle [syn: solenogaster]