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The octopus belongs to the phylum, Mollusca. It shares this phylum with its brethren squid and mollusks. It is a cephalopod, the octopus; therefore, Cephalopoda would be its class. Hope this helps.
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Is a squid a vertibrate?
Squid actually belong in the mollusk phylum along with octopuses, snails, slugs, mussels, oysters, and clams. They are not vertebrates, and because of this they can twist and squeeze their bodies into tiny cracks and crevasses.
What animals are related to octopuses?
There are three types of mussels: Gastropoda(snails and slugs) bivalve(oysters and clams) and Cephalopoda(octopuses and squid). All are in the same phylum, so technically they're all related.
Is a dumbo octopus a mammal?
Yes octopus are camoflauge in their own way!!!!!
Octopuses and squids are not fish they are mollusks?
yes. both octopuses, and squid are part of the mollusca phylum.
What is the study of shells?
Malacology is the study of mollusks, which are the second-largest phylum of animals. Mollusks include; snails, slugs, clams, octopuses and squid.
What is phylum mulusca?
Phylum Mollusca houses such animals as snails, slugs, clams, squid, octopi, and cuttlefish.
What is the phyla for snails?
Snails belong to the phylum Mollusca, which also includes other animals such as clams, octopuses, and squid. This phylum is characterized by soft bodies, often covered by a hard shell, and a muscular foot used for locomotion.
What organism belongs to Phylum Mollusca?
The Molluska or Mollusca phylum includes: Cephalopods, including octupuses, squids, cuttlefish and nautiluses Gastropods, including slugs and snails, whelks, winkles and shellfish with a single shell Bivalves, including oysters, clams, cockles and other shellfish with two shells
What animals belong to the mollusk phylum?
Snails, slugs, clams, squid, octopus, cuttlefish, to name only a few.Related Information:The phylum Mollusca contains about 93,000, approximately 23%, of the named species with us today. Estimates of 120,000 have been made.The majority of species live in salt water, some in fresh water, some are land animals. The phylum is usually divided into about eight living classes and two extinct classes:Aplacophra,Bivalvia,Caudofoveata,Cephalopoda,Gastropoda,Helcionelloida (extinct),Monoplacophora,Polyplacophora,Rostroconchia (extinct),Scaphopoda.
What animals do not have bone?
Octopuses, hermit crabs, squid, slugs, snails, and sharks are a few creatures that do not have bones (creatures that do not have bones are called 'invertebrates').
What do bones not do?
Octopuses, hermit crabs, squid, slugs, snails, and sharks are a few creatures that do not have bones (creatures that do not have bones are called 'invertebrates').
What animals belongs to mollusks?
clams, oysters, muscles, snails, slugs, squid, octopus, etc
