Molluscs

Molluscs

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Taken from Molluscus meaning soft of body

• Body has more than two cell layers, tissues and organs
• Reproduction: sexual and gonochoristic
• Bilaterally symmetrical
• Presence of an internal or external shell
• Live in most environments

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Subphylum:  Invertebrates

Class:  

Amphineura	Neopilina galatheae
Monoplacophora	Chitons
Gastropoda	Cowries, Limpets, Slugs and Snails
Scaphopoda	Tusk Shells
Bivalvia	Bivalves = Muscles, Clams etc.
Cephalopoda	Nautilus, Octopus and Squid

Species: 110,000 species known

Benefit

They’re vital to healthy ecosystems. They provide food for a host of small mammals and birds, but they play vital roles in recycling forest nutrients (land nails) . Freshwater snails also provide food for fish, including trout and salmon, and are also important recyclers of plant and animal waste, essentially keeping water clean and healthy.

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