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Why is an octopus a mollusk?

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∙ 13y ago
Updated: 10/21/2022

The phylum mollusca is a large phylum of many different invertebrates. A few of the defining characteristics are:

1. Unsegmented soft body

2. Most have an internal or external shell

3. They have a mantle - secretes shell

4. Has a muscular foot (like snails) or tentacles (like an octopus)

5. Have a radula - scraping structure

There are more however

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