Invertebrate Guide - Mollusks

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Mollusks (Phylum Mollusca)

Red Cuttlefish
This magnificent red cuttlefish (Sepia mestus) is one of the many interesting and unusal mollusks.
The phylum Mollusca contains a diverse array of life forms, including animals as different as the clam and the giant squid. Other mollusks include the oysters, snails, nudibranchs and octopuses. This is one of the largest invertebrate phyla, containing over 10,000 described species (it is second only to the Arthropods). They are found in marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments.

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Invertebrate Group Overviews
• Sponges • • Stony Corals • • Soft Corals •
• Anemones •   • Worms •
• Crustaceans • • Mollusks • • Echinoderms •