Home›Mollusks›All MollusksBrowse ByAll MollusksReference and ClassificationVerifiedPhylum Mollusca: soft bodied invertebrates, most with a calcium carbonate shell at some life stage, including snails, clams, octopuses and squid. A body plan distinct enough from every arthropod group above that it forms its own phylum rather than a class within one.FactsAll MollusksSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 1All MollusksFilter Results132 entriesCommon GroupAllBivalves (Clams, Mussels, Oysters) (27)Cephalopods (Octopus, Squid, Nautilus, Cuttlefish) (35)Chitons (Polyplacophora) (3)Gastropods (Snails And Slugs) (64)Other Mollusks (3)Everyday GroupAllBivalves (Clams, Mussels, Oysters) (27)Cephalopods (Octopus, Squid, Nautilus, Cuttlefish) (35)Chitons (Polyplacophora) (3)Gastropods (Snails And Slugs) (64)Other Mollusks (3)HabitatAllAbyssal Zone (2)Bathyal Zone (1)Coral Reef (13)Estuary (6)Freshwater (5)Grassland (5)Hydrothermal Vent (1)Intertidal Zone (9)Marine (52)Neritic Zone (6)Open Ocean (7)River (1)Savanna (1)Seagrass Meadow (1)Temperate Rainforest (1)Xeric Shrubland (1)Where It LivesAllAfrica (2)Albania (6)Andorra (6)Angola (3)Argentina (10)Australia (6)Australia (12)Austria (9)Azerbaijan (2)Bahamas (3)Belarus (2)Belgium (30)Belize (2)Bosnia and Herzegovina (4)Brazil (14)Bulgaria (11)Cambodia (2)Canada (20)Chile (15)China (15)Colombia (6)Comoros (4)Costa Rica (3)Croatia (8)Cuba (7)Cyprus (3)Czechia (3)Denmark (33)Dominican Republic (2)Egypt (4)Eritrea (5)Estonia (9)Europe (3)Fiji (4)Finland (8)France (25)Germany (16)Greece (6)Hungary (8)Iceland (7)India (2)Indonesia (7)Ireland (25)Israel (5)Italy (12)Jamaica (3)Japan (11)Kenya (7)Laos (2)Latvia (6)Liechtenstein (6)Lithuania (5)Luxembourg (7)Madagascar (11)Malaysia (2)Malta (5)Mauritius (10)Mexico (15)Moldova (7)Montenegro (6)Morocco (10)Mozambique (9)Namibia (2)Netherlands (23)New Zealand (19)North America (28)Norway (59)Palau (2)Panama (4)Papua New Guinea (5)Peru (3)Philippines (5)Poland (8)Polynesia (2)Portugal (19)Romania (9)Russia (5)Samoa (2)Serbia (7)Seychelles (5)Singapore (2)Slovakia (5)Slovenia (8)South Africa (16)Spain (26)Sri Lanka (3)Sweden (34)Switzerland (9)Taiwan (5)Tanzania (7)Thailand (3)Tunisia (3)Turkey (8)Ukraine (12)United Kingdom (25)United States (30)Uruguay (2)Vanuatu (3)Venezuela (5)Vietnam (3)Showing the 100 most common of 133 options.Conservation StatusAllCritically Endangered (4)Data Deficient (11)Endangered (3)Extinct in the Wild (1)Least Concern (32)Near Threatened (4)Not Evaluated (42)Vulnerable (5)DietAllCarnivore (52)Detritivore or Scavenger (5)Filter Feeder (21)Herbivore (19)Omnivore (7)Parasitic (2)Photosynthetic Autotroph (2)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (10)Marine (109)Terrestrial (15)Living or ExtinctAllNo (1)Yes (131)ThreatsAllBiological Resource Use (1)Invasive and Other Problematic Species, Genes and Diseases (1)Pollution (1)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (5)Disease Vector (1)Eaten or Drunk by People (3)Ecotourism and Research (3)Farmed or Commercially Raised (8)Hunted or Fished (50)Invasive or Introduced Species (14)Kept as Pets (5)No Significant Interaction with Humans (5)Venomous or Dangerous to Humans (4)CITES AppendixAllAppendix I (2)Appendix II (12)Not Listed (98)NatureServe RankAllG1 Critically Imperiled (1)G3 Vulnerable (3)G4 Apparently Secure (3)G5 Secure (14)GNR Unranked (22)EcosystemAllCaspian Sea (1)Coral Reef Systems (11)Coral Sea (3)Deep Sea (5)Great Barrier Reef (5)Great Lakes (2)Gulf of California (2)Kelp Forests (3)Mesoamerican Reef (1)Pacific Northwest Temperate Rainforest (1)Ross Sea (1)Wadden Sea (5)TaxonomyAllAllonautilus (2)Bivalvia (27)Cephalopoda (7)Dentaliida (1)Gastropoda (53)Haliotis (6)Helicidae (2)Mollusca (4)Monoplacophora (1)Nautilus (7)Octopoda (10)Polyplacophora (2)Sepiida (6)Sepiolida (1)Spirulida (1)Vampyroteuthidae (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50AbaloneMollusksArion aterMollusksAtlantic Bay ScallopMollusksAtlantic Razor ClamMollusksAtlantic Thorny OysterMollusksBali Chambered NautilusMollusksBanana SlugMollusksBigfin Reef SquidMollusksBlood ArkMollusksBlue DragonMollusksBlue MusselMollusksBlue-ringed OctopusMollusksBroadclub Cuttlefish (Sepia latimanus)MollusksBuccinum undatumMollusksCalifornia Sea HareMollusksCalifornia Two-spot OctopusMollusksCanaridiscus textilisMollusksChambered NautilusMollusksChanneled WhelkMollusksChitonMollusksCoconut OctopusMollusksColossal SquidMollusksCommon CockleMollusksCommon CuttlefishMollusksCommon Jingle ShellMollusksCommon LimpetMollusksCommon OctopusMollusksCommon PeriwinkleMollusksCommon PiddockMollusksCommon Tusk ShellMollusksCommon WhelkMollusksCone SnailMollusksConus magusMollusksCrusty NautilusMollusksCuban Painted SnailMollusksCuttlefishMollusksCypraea TigrisMollusksDiscus macclintockiMollusksDog WhelkMollusksDumbo OctopusMollusksEastern OysterMollusksElephant SnailMollusksElysia chloroticaMollusksEuropean Flat OysterMollusksEuropean SquidMollusksFirefly Squid (Watasenia scintillans)MollusksFlamboyant CuttlefishMollusksFlamingo Tongue SnailMollusksFreshwater MusselMollusksFreshwater Pearl Mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera)Mollusks123Next →Sources1. Wikipedia: Molluscatier 2WikipediaMollusca, lead sectionQuote, Mollusca, lead sectionNearly all produce eggs, from which may emerge trochophore larvae, more complex veliger larvae, or miniature adults.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.