Streptoneury or chiastoneury is a plesiomorphic condition present in all gastropods which is a result of an evolutionary event called torsion in which the intestines, heart, nephridia, gills, and nerve cords "twist" causing some organs to migrate from the animal's left to its right in order to accommodate the relocation of the mantle cavity close to the animal's head. Specifically, streptoneury is the crossing of the cerebrovisceral commissures caused by this torsion.