The Collaborative International Dictionary
Prosopocephala
Scaphopoda \Sca*phop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ska`fh a boat + -poda.] (Zo["o]l.) A class of marine cephalate Mollusca having a tubular shell open at both ends, a pointed or spadelike foot for burrowing, and many long, slender, prehensile oral tentacles. It includes Dentalium, or the tooth shells, and other similar shells. Called also Prosopocephala, and Solenoconcha.
Prosopocephala
Prosopocephala \Pros`o*po*ceph`a*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. pro`swpon face, appearance + ? head.] (Zo["o]l.) Same as Scaphopoda.