A phylum of soft-bodied invertebrates, most with a hard calcium-carbonate shell, a muscular foot, and a mantle enclosing the internal organs. Mollusca ranges from snails and slugs to clams and oysters to the highly intelligent, shell-less cephalopods such as octopuses and squid.
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Member Species/Taxa CountApproximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized. Taxonomic Rank Scientific Name Classification
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Source Wikidata: Polyplacophora
Source Wikidata: Monoplacophora
Source Wikidata: Solenogaster
Source Wikidata: Scaphopoda
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ25326, descriptionView the Source 2. Catalogue of Life
Wikidata: Mollusca
Wikidata: Polyplacophora
Parent Taxon Of: Chiton, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q25326 (Mollusca)View the Source Wikidata: Scaphopoda
Parent Taxon Of: Tusk Shell, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q25326 (Mollusca)View the Source Wikidata: Monoplacophora
Parent Taxon Of: Monoplacophoran, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q25326 (Mollusca)View the Source Wikidata: Solenogaster
Parent Taxon Of: Solenogaster, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q25326 (Mollusca)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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