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Mollusks

Mollusks. Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca (means “soft”) (Ch 27.4). What is a Mollusk?. Soft body with internal or external shell Ex: snails, slugs (shell less), clams, squids, and octopi Trochophore Larva Body plan: Foot – takes on many forms Mantle – covers the body

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Mollusks

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  1. Mollusks Kingdom AnimaliaPhylum Mollusca (means “soft”) (Ch 27.4)

  2. What is a Mollusk? Soft body with internal or external shell Ex: snails, slugs (shell less), clams, squids, and octopi Trochophore Larva Body plan: Foot – takes on many forms Mantle – covers the body Shell – (present in most) Visceral mass – internal organs

  3. Groups of Mollusks Classified according to their foot and shell Three major classes of mollusks Gastropods Bivalves Cephalopods

  4. Gastropod snails, slugs, limpets and nudibranchs Shell-less or single shelled Move by a muscular foot Some are poisonous, bright colors

  5. Limpet

  6. Snail

  7. Slug

  8. Nudibranchs(sea slugs) http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/06/nudibranchs/doubilet-photography

  9. Bivalves (things with 2 shells) Such as clams, scallops

  10. Cephalopods octopi, squids, cuttlefish, and nautilus soft-bodied , head is attached to foot foot is divided into tentacles with sucking disks small internal shells or no shell at all Nautilus is only present day cephalopod with shell (figure 27-27) Squid have a modified shell called a pen Well developed eyes most complex of the mollusks

  11. Nautilus(only cephalopod with a shell)

  12. Cuttlefish(can change colors)

  13. Octopus(creeps on tentacles)

  14. Squid

  15. Do Giant Squids and Octopus Exist? See Videos at National Geographic

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