Mollusca

A phylum of the kingdom Metazoa. Mollusca have soft, unsegmented bodies with an anterior head, a dorsal visceral mass, and a ventral foot. Most are encased in a protective calcareous shell. It includes the classes GASTROPODA; BIVALVIA; CEPHALOPODA; Aplacophora; Scaphopoda; Polyplacophora; and Monoplacophora.

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Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.644

MeSH Unique ID: D008974

Registry Number: txid6447

Entry Terms:

• Molluscas
• Mollusks
• Mollusk
• Molluscs
• Mollusc

See Also:

• Shellfish

All MeSH Categories
Organisms Category
Eukaryota
Animals
Invertebrates
Mollusca
Bivalvia
Arcidae +
Cardiidae
Corbicula
Dreissena
Mercenaria
Mya
Mytilidae +
Ostreidae +
Pectinidae +
Pinctada
Spisula
Unionidae +
Cephalopoda
Decapodiformes +
Nautilus
Octopodiformes
Gastropoda
Aplysia
Clione
Conus Snail
Hermissenda
Pleurobranchaea
Snails +
Tritonia Sea Slug
Polyplacophora