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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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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mollusca | is a | phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals | 0.90 | text |
| squid | instance of | Cephalopoda | 0.80 | text |
| cuttlefish | instance of | Cephalopoda | 0.80 | text |
| and octopuses are among the most neurologically advanced of all invertebrates | instance of | Cephalopoda | 0.80 | text |
| the scallops have eyes around the edges of their shells which connect to a pair of looped nerves | instance of | Some | 0.80 | text |
| which provide the ability to distinguish between light | instance of | Some | 0.80 | text |
| shadow.ReproductionApical tuft | instance of | Some | 0.80 | text |
| shadow | instance of | Some | 0.80 | text |
| kelp | instance of | Others feed on macroscopic 'plants' | 0.80 | text |
| rasping the plant surface with its radula | instance of | Others feed on macroscopic 'plants' | 0.80 | text |
| the xenophyophore Stannophyllum | instance of | but its diet includes protists | 0.80 | text |
| clams | instance of | especially bivalves | 0.80 | text |
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