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 32Pharaoh CuttlefishMollusksPikachu NudibranchMollusksPrecious WentletrapMollusksQuagga MusselMollusksQueen ConchMollusksRam's Horn SquidMollusksRed AbaloneMollusksRoman SnailMollusksRosy WolfsnailMollusksRough Keyhole LimpetMollusksScallopMollusksSea Angel (Gymnosomata)MollusksSea ButterflyMollusksSea HareMollusksSea Lemon (Doris pseudoargus)MollusksSelenochlamys ysbrydaMollusksSlit ShellMollusksSoftshell ClamMollusksSoft-shell clamMollusksSolenogasterMollusksSpanish DancerMollusksSundial SnailMollusksTextile ConeMollusksTiger Cowrie (Cypraea tigris)MollusksTrumpet TritonMollusksTusk ShellMollusksVampire SquidMollusksViolet Sea SnailMollusksWhite-patch NautilusMollusksWindowpane OysterMollusksZebra MusselMollusksZebra Nerite SnailMollusks← Previous123Sources1. 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.