mollusca Flashcards
2nd largest phylum
Molluscas
total species of molluscas
50,000
Largest invertebrate is?
Giant squid
The glandular epithelium of molluscs is called?
Mantle
Mantle secretes?
calcareous shell
__ are exclusively aquatic mollusca
Cephalopod
Mollusca is __ word meaning __
Latin
SOFT
Segment of Mollusca
unsegmented
the rasping tongue of mollusca is called
radula
Circulatory system of Mollusca is __
Open except cephalopoda
Respiratory pigment of __ color called __ is present in molluscs
Blue
Haemocyanin
The nervous system of molluscs consist of
3 pair of interconnected ganglians
respiration occurs thru _ in molluscs
gills
locomotion in molluscs occurs thru
Mascular foot
Helix aspersa is called __
common garden snail
Mytilus is
marine mussel
anodonta is
fresh water mussel
logilo is
squid
sepia is
cuttlefish