The Collaborative International Dictionary
Testacea \Tes*ta"ce*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. testaceum a shelled anumal. See Testaceous.] (Zo["o]l.) Invertebrate animals covered with shells, especially mollusks; shellfish.
Wikipedia
Testacea may refer to:
- a former order of rhizopods, which consisted of testate amoeboid organisms.
- a former group of shelled molluscs and other invertebrates, created by Linnaeus (see Vermes).
- a species group of Drosophila in the Drosophila (subgenus).
Usage examples of "testacea".
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