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Mollusks

Mollusks is a large, diverse phylum of invertebrates. Types of mollusks range from small (snails and slugs) to large (octopus and giant squid).

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What are the most common and uncommon seashell colors?

I don't really know, but from having had to catalogue many, many seashell collections I would say "light brown" is the most common seashell color, closely followed by off-white. Shades of blue would be the most rare, from my experience.

How were the seas formed?

Seas are partially or completely enclosed parts of the ocean.

1 - By volcanic islands blocking part of the ocean

2 - Embryonic development of a future ocean. Example - Gulf of California, Red sea.

3 - Relict or remnant of an ancient sea. Example Mediterranean sea

4 - Subsidence

Do slug bite people?

can slugs bite do thay have teeth

Slugs eat plants, so they have no interest in biting people.

How do mollusks mate and grow?

The females squirt eggs into the water and the males squirt sperm into the water. Some of them are lucky enough to meet and the offspring float off in the current as they slowly grow.

How do mollusks get their food?

Well some mollusks are filter feeders which means that they eat all of the particles floating in the water. Other mollusks are carnivores: which means they eat meat. some of those carnivores eat fish and even other mollusks

A gastropods radula enables it to do what?

The radula is a tongue-like organ with rows of teeth that work like files. It is used for scraping and tearing food.

What are queen conch enemies?

The queen conch's predators are: starfish, triggerfish, lobsters, turtles, spotted eagle rays, humans, hermit crab, octopus, and sharks.

What size is a bivalve mollusk?

There is no exact answer to this question. There are thousands of different species that range from less than a centimeter to the giant clam weighing hundreds of pounds.

How are bivalves different from mollusks?

Bivalves are a class of mollusks that have two shells hinged together, while mollusks are a diverse phylum of invertebrates that include bivalves, snails, and octopuses. Bivalves primarily feed through filter feeding by pumping water in and out of their shells, while other mollusks have various feeding methods.

What are some water invertebrates?

Some invertebrates that live in the water are:

* Shrimp * Lobster * Clams * Jellyfish * Starfish * Crabs * Mollusks * Snails

Is a lobster a echinoderms or a mollusks?

Lobsters are neither echinoderms nor mollusks like clams. They are also not arachnids. Instead, they are crustaceans, a subsection of arthropods.

How do mollusks breathe?

As like all other ocean creatures, they have gills. U have to look closely.

What tool do you use to slice seashells?

Hey, I tried using a Fret Saw. Success rate is poor as the shells are brittle and break. Still got a few of them sliced.

What are facts about mollusks?

Usally live in wet moist area, cold blooded
Some facts about mollusks include the fact that mollusks are invertebrates and include squid and snails along with the octopus. Mollusks often have shells and also include muscles and clams and scallops.
Mollusks (also "molluscs")belong to the phylum Mollusca, and this name means "soft-bodied". They form one of e largest groups within the kingdom Animalia, as there are about 200,000 different species, world-wide. The phylum Mollusca includes:

  • Bivalves - oysters, clams, mussels and scallops
  • Gastropods - slugs and snails
  • Cephalopods - octopuses, cuttlefish, squid and nautiluses
  • Chitons
  • Sea slugs
  • aplacophorans or spicule worms
Molluscs are characterised by having an unsegmented, soft body and a muscular foot or tentacles. They also have a mantle that can secrete an internal or external shell. They all have a tongue which has teeth, and this is called a radula.

One of the smallest of the molluscs is the Little Blue Periwinkle, which is about the size of an adult's fingernail. The largest molluscs are squid.

Where do Nudibranches live?

Nudibranchs, pronounced 'noodibrank', are a mollusc - basically speaking - a slug, and come in an enormous variety of sizes and colours.

Nudibranch itself means 'naked gills'. the plumes you see on them are literally their gills for breathing.

They are found in most habitats in all the oceans of the world.

Most nudibranchs are carnivorous. Some feed on sponges, others on hydroids, others on bryozoans, and some are cannibals, eating other sea slugs, or, on some occasions, members of their own species. Other groups feed on tunicates, barnacles, or anemones .

Nudibranchs mainly live in the ocean(salt water). They can be found in tide pools and deep water too. Most abundant in tropical waters, they are also found in arctic waters and everything in between too. There are even a few species that live in fresh water!