Tectibranchia Cuvier, 1814, also spelled as Tectibranchiata, was previously used as a taxonomic order, or suborder, of gastropods in which the gills are usually situated on one side of the back, and protected by a fold of the mantle. When there is a shell, it is usually thin and delicate and often rudimentary. Tectibranchia has been firstly used a...
• (n. pl.) Same as Tectibranchiata.
Tec`ti·bran'chi·a noun plural [ New Latin ] Same as Tectibranchiata .