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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).
767 Questions
How does the california sea hare breathe?
The California Sea Hare, or Aplysia californica has gills inside its body. This is how it extracts oxygen from the water.
Is a clam a mollusk or a crustaceans?
Clams, oysters, and mussels are in the shellfish family, under the subheadings of mollusks and bivalves.
Mollusks include abalone and scallops as well as clams, oysters, and mussels. Bivalves are any creature with a soft body that lives between two hinged shells.
Which Ocean do Black Abalones live?
An Black Abalone lives in the rocky shores. An Black Abalone does not live in bays
Both the largest and fastest invertebrates are in which mollusk group?
Gastropods is far wrong. The "group" or "class" of the Phylum Molluska with the largest and fastest species are the Cephalopods. Largest being the giant squid, Fastest prob a tie between squid and octopus.
Flexible ribbon of tiny teeth in a mollusks?
The buccal cavity, at the anterior of the mollusc, contains a radula (lost in bivalves) - a ribbon of teeth supported by an odontophore, a muscular structure. The radula is generally used for feeding.
Can you eat conch while pregnant?
Yes you can, I'm from the Caribbean and we eat conch while pregnant all the time, its rich in protein
The creature living inside the shell dies. The shell is generally left empty. The SHELL does not DIE!!
Its going to be a.gills
What is the carrying capacity of Zebra Mussels?
The answer is not certain but Zebra Mussels have a very high carrying capacity. They can produce millions of offspring per year which is why they are an invasive species. Zebra Mussels also have very little predators.
zebra mussels are not directly harmful to humans, however they have decimated some native mollusk species and caused many different forms of distress to humans. they clog underwater pipes, damage boat engines, and are sharp.
its says on the top
Yes and its passed out of its body in to water around it as the shell opens
No, most of the little animals that live inside them are edible, but the shells are not.
Yes, Some cone snails have paralytic toxins that can actually kill a person in seconds
Most molluscs are herbivorous, eating seaweeds and seagrasses. Cone shells (of the genus Conus), are commonly carnivorous, eating fish, marine worms, and other shellfish.
What does the visceral membrane cover?
Viscera denotes the organs in the body cavities. (The heart confined in the Pericardial cavity, the lungs in the Pleural cavity, and the abdominal organs in the Peritoneal cavity). Visceral membrane (visceral serosa) covers those organs. More info could be find on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serosa
seashells are interesting! I just love them! they're all kwl and stuff
Raccoons eat mollusks.
Otters eat mollusks.
People eat mollusks.
