PROBOSCIDIFERA

‖Pro‐bos′ci‐dif″e‐ra (?), n. pl. [[NL. See Proboscis, and -ferous.]] 1. 1. (Zoöl.) An extensive division of pectinibranchiate gastropods, including those that have a long retractile proboscis, with the mouth at the end, as the cones, whelks, tritons, and cowries. See Illust. of Gastropoda, and of Winkle.
2. 2. (Zoöl.) A subdivision of the tænioglossate gastropods, including the fig-shells (Pyrula), the helmet shells (Cassis), the tritons, and allied genera.