The "scaly-foot" species in this taxonomic class has the unique ability to mineralize pyrite. Some members of this class produce bromoindigo (bro-mo-indigo) pigments in their hypobranchial gland. Animals in this class have only the left gonad and nephridium, as during development their body rotates 180 degrees to bring the anus above the head, a process called torsion. The family Conidae (COH-nih-day) in this class uses a harpoon-like structure to inject peptide neurotoxins into prey. Most terrestrial species in this class, such as one that practices phallophagy, are simultaneous hermaphrodites, and some attempt to stab their mate with a "love dart." Animals in this class were once called univalves since they have at most one shell, which is typically coiled. For 10 points, what class of mollusks contains the slugs and snails and has a name meaning "stomach foot"? ■END■
ANSWER: gastropods [or Gastropoda] [Bromoindigo pigments make up Tyrian purple; phallophagy is practiced by banana slugs.]
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