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Original - The Pulmonata, or "pulmonates," are an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includes many land and freshwater families, and several marine families.
Reason
Is a Commons FP and, as an illustrated collage of members of the group, offers great encyclopaedic value for its article.
Articles in which this image appears
Pulmonata
FP category for this image
Animals/Molluscs
Creator
H. Morin; restoration by Citron

Promoted File:Pulmonata.jpg --Jujutacular talk 00:52, 28 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]