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Veliger
Veliger: A free-swimming molluscan larva, characterized by lobed extensions of the peroral trochus (velum), larval shell and rudimentary foot (Stachowitsch, 1992).
- [[Veliger|Veliger]]
References:
- Stachowitsch, M., 1992. The invertebrates: an illustrated glossary. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Definition specific to Mollusca
Note "the veliger's a lively tar, the liveliest afloat" Garstang (1928)
