Neomeniomorpha (Solenogastres) Aplacophora is a monophyletic group of small, deep-water, exclusively benthic, marine molluscs found in all oceans of the world. All known modern forms are shell-less: only some extinct primitive forms possessed valves. The group comprises the two clades Solenogastres (Neomeniomorpha) and Caudofoveata (Chaetodermomor... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aplacophora
(from the article `mollusk`) ...separate; development includes spiral cleavage and a primitively lecithotrophic trochus larva; about 50,000 marine, limnic, and terrestrial ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/87
Ap`la·coph'o·ra noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek 'a priv. + ... a flat cake + ... to bear.] (Zoology) A division of Amphineura in which the body is naked or covered with slender spines or setæ, but is without shelly plates. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/102