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Gastropods: snails.

Gastro means something like 'stomach' or 'belly' and 'pod' means 'foot'.

Cephalopods: octopusi.

Cephalo means something like 'head'.

Bivalves are molluscs with two clasping shells like a clam and univalves have only one.

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