Molluscs
Mollusca
Mollusca is the second largest phylum of invertebrate animals. The members are known as molluscs or mollusks (/ˈmɒləsk/). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is estimated between 60,000 and 100,000 additional species.
9 branches of this phylum, most-observed first
Gastropods
classGastropoda
Bivalves
classBivalvia
Chitons
classPolyplacophora
Cephalopods
classCephalopoda
Tusk Shells
classScaphopoda
Solenogasters
classSolenogastres
Caudofoveates
classCaudofoveata
Macluritoidea
superfamilyMacluritoidea
Monoplacophorans
classMonoplacophora
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47115.