
Mollusca - Wikipedia
2 天之前 · Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks [a] (/ ... The mantle cavity, a fold in the mantle, encloses a significant …
Scallop - Wikipedia
4 天之前 · All possess a series of 100 blue eyes, embedded on the edge of the mantle of their upper and lower valves that can distinguish between light and darkness. They serve as a vital …
Octopus - Wikipedia
4 天之前 · An octopus (pl.: octopuses or octopodes[a]) is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda (/ ɒkˈtɒpədə /, ok-TOP-ə-də[3]). The order consists of some 300 species …
Mollusk family tree helps resolve long-standing evolutionary …
2 天之前 · An international team of experts has resolved long-standing questions about the evolutionary history of mollusks, one of the most diverse zoological groups on the planet. The …
Molluscs of Australia - MESA
6 天之前 · Most of the body is a snail-like foot, but no head or other soft-parts beyond the girdle can be seen from above. Water flows into the mantle cavity through openings either side of the …
A genome-based phylogeny for Mollusca is concordant with
3 天之前 · A particularly difficult phylum to study using genomic data has been mollusks, which encompass species ranging from squid to sea snails, in part due to their high levels of …
A to Z of Oz Marine Life - MESA
5 天之前 · Like all molluscs it is covered with a membrane (outer skin) called a mantle, which in this case secretes a distinctive hard and lumpy shell. This species can be easily identified by …
This part of the mollusc protects the gills or vascular region.
6 天之前 · The mantle is a significant organ in molluscs that serves to protect the gills, which are part of their respiratory system. It also aids in the secretion of the shell (in those that have one) …
Spatial and Temporal Scales of Variability of Mollusks in a …
6 天之前 · Benthic organisms, and in particular mollusks, are very sensitive to environmental variations, often serving as indicators of these changes. This work analyzes the malacofauna …
I am the Mollusc Trivia Quiz | Invertebrates | 10 Questions
2025年2月23日 · These are a soft muscular body, a mantle (body wall that covers the muscle, leaving an interior body cavity between viscera and wall, and, in some species, forms into a …