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Heart of the Mollusca
Heart of the Mollusca Diagram to show the relations of the heart in the Mollusca (From Gegenbaur.) A, Part of the dorsal vascular trunk and transverse trunks of a worm. B, Ventricle and airicles of Nautilus. C, Of a Lamellibranch, of Chiton, or of Liligo. D, Of Octopus. E, Of a Gastropod. a, Auricle. v, Ventricle. ac, Arteria=cephalica=(aorta). ai, Arteria abdominalis. The arrows show the direction of the blood-current.
Source: 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, Vol. 5, p. 691
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