Mollusca

Mollusks are members of the phylum mollusca. Mollusks have been evolving in the sea for over 600 million years and there are more than 100 0...

Land mollusks like slugs and snails move slowly by means of a flat sole called a foot. Mollusks living in the ocean move by jet propulsion. ...

Mollusks use gills as a form of resperation as well as filters for foods, though it is known that most mollusk species only use their gills ...

Mollusc's reproductive organs are situated in the visceral mass (refer to female squid picture). Both simple and highly complex forms of...

The oxygen and nutrients that are taken in by molluscs are carried through it’s body by blood. The blood is not always contained within ves...

Most mollusks are herbivores, carnivores, or filter feeders though there are some species that are detritus feeders or are parasitic. Many m...

The mollusks undigested food becomes a solid waste that is eliminated through the anus as feces. Another form of waste removal for mollusks ...

Molluscs have a large impact on the environment, as they play many differnet roles in their ecosytem. For example, Molluscs are detritus fe...

Mollusks - soft-bodied invertebrate animal that is characterized by an internal or external shell, a foot, a mantle, and visceral mass; mem...

~Mollusks are a very diverse group of invertabrates that live in a wide variety of environments. They can be found living in gardens, trees,...