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XXII.—The Structure and Function of the Alimentary Canal of some Tectibranch Molluscs, with a Note on Excretion

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Vera Fretter
Vera Fretter
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Department of Zoology, Birkbeck College, University of London.
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Owing to the comparatively rare occurrence of most tectibranchs it is perhaps not surprising to find that, in spite of the ever-increasing knowledge of the histological structure and functioning of the alimentary canal of molluscs, little attention has been paid in this respect to these forms. The structure of the radula and gizzard has previously aroused interest, but so far as the rest of the alimentary canal is concerned most workers have been content with a somewhat superficial description of the gross morphology such as was given by Vayssière (1880), Bouvier (1893), Pelseneer (1893, 1894), and Guiart (1901). A more recent account of the digestive tract of Philine aperta has been given by Brown (1934), but this includes no histological or physiological consideration.

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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 59 , Issue 3 , 1939 , pp. 599 - 646
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1939

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