subradular sac

subradular sac
(MOLLUSCA: Polyplacophora)
A blind sac of the posterior wall of the buccal cavity containing cushionshaped sensory structures (subradular organs) hanging from the roof.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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