Pleurocera (plorosera)

[NL., [NL., cerebral.] Connecting the side of the body with the head: specifically, in mollusks and some other invertebrates, noting a nervous cord connecting a cerebral with a pleural ganglion. Pleuroceridæ (plö-rō-ser'i-dē), n. pl. Pleurocera + -idæ.] A e.] A family of tænioglo ate gastropods, typified by the genus Pleurocera. It comprises a great number of species, mostly occurring in the fresh waters of the United States, referred by the old writers to the melanians. They are distinguished, however, by their unfringed mantle, want of a distinct male organ, and oviparity. Also called Ceriphasiidæ and Strepomatidæ. pleurocœle (plöʻrō-sēl), n. [ I propose to give the name pleurocales to these spaces, simply from their position as side chambers. Davidson , Trans. Linn. Soc., XIV. iii. 210. pleurocolic (plö-rō-kol'ik), a. [