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SANTIBANEZ AGUASCALIENTES, Norma Angélica; ORTIZ ORDONEZ, Esperanza; FALCON ALCANTARA, Andrés  y  HEIMER DE LA COTERA, Edgar P. Histologic Study of Digestive Tract and Venom Apparatus of Gemmula periscelida (Gastropoda: Turridae). Int. J. Morphol. [online]. 2013, vol.31, n.1, pp.7-14. ISSN 0717-9502.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0717-95022013000100001.

In this paper we realized anatomical and histologically description of the digestive tract and venom apparatus of Gemmula periscelida (Gastropoda: Turridae) specimens collected northwest of the Yucatan Shelf. Results of analysis show that there are differences in the type of epithelium coating each of the areas of the digestive tract (proboscis, anterior, middle and posterior esophagus, stomach, digestive gland and intestine) and of a venom apparatus with respect to that reported for other turrid snails. This suggests the possible feeding mechanism for this species.

Palabras clave : Digestive tract; Venom apparatus; Turridae; Gemmula periscelida.

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