Testacea

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin testaceus (“covered with or having a shell or a tile-like covering”). === Proper noun === Testacea (obsolete) Any of several obsolete groupings of animals: The third order of Vermes in Linnean taxonomy, including shellfish and mollusks. The order of bivalves in Cuvieran taxonomy. Certain pteropods, including all with calcareous shells. A taxonomic suborder within the order Rhizopoda – Certain protozoa bearing a shell with holes through which pseudopods protrude. === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “Testacea”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Further reading === Testacea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Rhizopoda on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Rhizopoda on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Linnean taxonomy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia