What Are Key Traits For Identifying Different Kinds of Molluscs?

Andrew Burzo

Mollusca (Phylum)

• Aplacophora • Bivalvia • Cephalopoda • Polyplacophora • Gastropoda • Monoplacophora • Scaphopoda

Aplacophora

Bivalvia

Cephalopods

Polyplacophora(Chiton)

Gastropoda

Monoplacophorans

Scaphopoda

Common Intertidal Molluscs

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Mytilus trossuls

Mytilus Californianus

Common Intertidal Molluscs

Ostrea lurida

Protothaca staminea

Common Intertidal Molluscs

Works Cited

• http://oceanlink.info/biodiversity/intertidal/mollusca.html

• http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/taxa/inverts/mollusca/mollusca.php

• Photo Credits: Wikipedia, Oceanlink, Berkley.edu