Neopilina


[nee-oh-pahy-lahy-nuh, -lee-] /ˌni oʊ paɪˈlaɪ nə, -ˈli-/

noun
1.
any primitive mollusk of the genus Neopilina, having a serial repetition of internal organs that suggests a close relationship to the annelids.

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