Midterm III Flashcards
Mollusca?
Octopus, snail, slug
Main characteristics of phylum mollusca?
complex gut , bilateral symmetry, open circulatory, head, radula, head
what are radula?
teeth basically
4 main classes?
polyplocophora, gastropoda, bivalva, cephalopoda
Class Polycophora
chitons, 8 overlapping plates,small
Class gastropoda
snails, slugs, limpets,shells, torsion
Class cephalopoda
octopus, radula with beak like jaws, nervous system
Class bivalva
clams, sessil, hinge shel
squids, nautilus
are awesome
good case study
cone shell, use harpoon
good case study
cone shell, use harpoon
Phylum Arthropoda
crabs shrimp
Crustacea?
Marine arthopods
classes of crustacea
malacostraca, Branchipoda, ostracoda, copepoda, cirripeda
Key features of crustacea
protostomes, bilaterally symmetrical, segmented, jointed,
through gut exoskeletion, compound legs