- animals,
whose members are
known as
molluscs or
mollusks (/ˈmɒləsks/).
Around 76,000 extant
species of
molluscs are recognized,
making it the second-largest...
- The
mollusc (or mollusk) s**** is
typically a
calcareous exoskeleton which encloses,
supports and
protects the soft
parts of an
animal in the
phylum Mollusca...
- The
molluscs have the
widest variety of eye
morphologies of any phylum, and a
large degree of
variation in
their function.
Cephalopods such as octopus...
-
Terrestrial molluscs or land
molluscs (mollusks) are an
ecological group that
includes all
molluscs that live on land in
contrast to
freshwater and marine...
-
Sculpture is a
feature of many of the s**** of mollusks. It is three-dimensional
ornamentation on the
outer surface of the s****, as
distinct from either...
- robe or cloak,
adjective pallial) is a
significant part of the
anatomy of
molluscs: it is the
dorsal body wall
which covers the
visceral m**** and usually...
-
Freshwater molluscs are
those members of the
phylum Mollusca which live in
freshwater habitats, both
lotic (flowing water) such as rivers, streams, canals...
-
complete 360°
revolution or turn in the
spiral or
whorled growth of a
mollusc s****. A
spiral configuration of the s**** is
found in
numerous gastropods...
- s**** of
various organisms. The term is
commonly applied to the s**** of
molluscs such as gastropods,
bivalves and nautiloids. It can also be used to describe...
- A
ctenidium is a
respiratory organ or gill
which is
found in many
molluscs. This
structure exists in bivalves, cephalopods,
polyplacophorans (chitons)...
