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Cuttlefish belong to the phylum mollusca. They are related to molluscs and clams, but do not have a shell, but instead are left entirely unprotected and soft-bodied. They belong also with the octopus and squid, collectively called cephalapods.

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Cuttlefish belong to the phylum Mollusca.

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What is the cuttlefish's phylum?

Cuttlefish belong to the phylum: Mollusca, so they are mollusks.


Is a cuttlefish a Cnidarian?

No. Rather, it belongs under Phylum Mollusca, and class Cephalopoda. A Cnidarian has nematodes and cnidocytes, which a cuttlefish does not have.


What is phylum mulusca?

Phylum Mollusca houses such animals as snails, slugs, clams, squid, octopi, and cuttlefish.


Is cuttle fish a mollusk or crustacean?

The cuttlefish is actually a mollusk, The class crustatean is in the phylum arthropod, meaning jointed legs. as to may be able to tell, the cuttlefish does not have jointed legs, for an even more exact answer, the cuttlefish falls in the class cephlopod.


What is the only invertebrate with a endoskeleton?

There are many. The only phylum that contains invertebrates with exoskeletons are Echinoderms. An example is cuttlefish.


Is ouctopus an invertebrate?

The octopus is an invertebrate animal (it has no backbone) and belong to the phylum (group) Mollusca. Its closest relatives are the various species of squid and cuttlefish.


Is a Snell an arthropod?

No, snails are molluscs (phylum mollusca), different from phylum arthropoda (arthropods). Arthropods are characterized by segmented bodies, an exoskeleton made from chitin, and joint appendages. In the mollusc phylum, you will see members like the cephalopods including octopi, squid and cuttlefish; or gastropods like snails and slugs.


Is a cuttlefish an omnivore?

No. Cuttlefish are carnivores.


What is the Cuttlefish level of classification?

Cuttlefish belong to the Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Mollusca, Class Cephalopoda, Order Sepiida.


Does cuttlefish have a space in it?

no cuttlefish is 1 word not 2


Does a cuttlefish have a backbone?

cuttlefish do have a backbone however they do not have a shell


What kind of tongue does the cuttlefish have?

A cuttlefish has a long tounge