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Mollusca

Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (/ˈmɒləsks/). 86,600 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda.

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Mollusca

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Mollusca

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related to Feeding · 22
Mollusca → An, Cephalopods, Filter, For, GRAHAM, Journal, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, Molluscan, Molluscan Studies, Most, Neopilina, Others, Research, Sacoglossan, Some, Stannophyllum, The, To
related to External links · 16
Mollusca → Brown University, Eddie HardyRotterdam Natural History, Hardy's Internet Guide, Life, Marine Gastropods, MolluSCAN, Molluscs, Museum Shell Image GalleryMussel, October, Online, Phys, Press, Researchers, The Encyclopedia, The Living World, Watch Programme
related to Etymology · 14
Mollusca → Aristotle's, As, Brachipoda, Bryozoa, French, Historiæ Naturalis, Jonston, Latin, Linnaeus, Lophotrochozoa, Molluscoida, Molluscus, The, Tunicata
related to Reproduction · 10
Mollusca → All, Eastern Alps, Eventually, Molluscs, New, Some, The, There, Two, While
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Mollusca → Because, HAM, It, The
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Mollusca → phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals

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molluscs species mollusc shell bivalves mantle cavity also used living gastropods radula molluscan shells one phylum cephalopods two important body

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Molluscais aphylum of protostomic invertebrate animals0.90text
squidinstance ofCephalopoda0.80text
cuttlefishinstance ofCephalopoda0.80text
and octopuses are among the most neurologically advanced of all invertebratesinstance ofCephalopoda0.80text
the scallops have eyes around the edges of their shells which connect to a pair of looped nervesinstance ofSome0.80text
which provide the ability to distinguish between lightinstance ofSome0.80text
shadow.ReproductionApical tuftinstance ofSome0.80text
shadowinstance ofSome0.80text
kelpinstance ofOthers feed on macroscopic 'plants'0.80text
rasping the plant surface with its radulainstance ofOthers feed on macroscopic 'plants'0.80text
the xenophyophore Stannophylluminstance ofbut its diet includes protists0.80text
clamsinstance ofespecially bivalves0.80text

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