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Chapter 10, Phylum Mollusca
Characteristics of Phylum Characteristics of Phylum MolluscaMollusca Bilaterally Symmetrical, Protostome development, and
Coelomate body cavity. Molluscs have a muscular foot that is the primary
organ used for locomotion. Dorsal body wall forms a mantle, which is a sheath of
skin that houses the internal organs and secretes a shell. (the shell is absent in some molluscs)
Most molluscs have a rasping tongue called a radula. Most molluscs have an open circulatory system that
drains into sinuses, except the cephalopods (octopus, squid, etc.) which have a closed circulatory system.
Characteristics of Phylum Characteristics of Phylum MolluscaMollusca
Respiration occurs by gills, lungs, through the mantle cavity or through the skin (mantle).
Usually one or two kidneys (metanephridia) empty into the mantle cavity.
Nervous system of paired cerebral ganglia. Organ systems are well developed. Many molluscs have two larval stages called a
trochophore and a veliger.
General Mollusc AnatomyGeneral Mollusc Anatomy
Trochophore LarvaTrochophore Larva
Veliger LarvaVeliger Larva
Ecology of Phylum MolluscaEcology of Phylum Mollusca Molluscs live in a wide variety of habitats from
tropical regions, to polar regions, at altitudes of 7000 meters (about as tall as Mt. Mckinley).
Basically every water habitat from the high mountain lakes to the bottom of the ocean.
The ecological niches found in molluscs include bottom feeders, herbivorous grazers, predaceous carnivores, and filter feeders.
A variety of molluscs are used as food by humans and cultivated for their pearls.
Some can be very destructive and destroy wooden ships (like shipworms).
Zebra MusselsZebra Mussels
ShipwormsShipworms
Mollusc AnatomyMollusc Anatomy The body of a mollusc consists of a head-foot
portion, and a visceral mass portion. The head-foot portion of the body consists of a head
with a mouth and radula, eyes, tentacles, and the muscular foot (primary organ used for locomotion).
The visceral mass portion of the body consists of digestive, circulatory, respiratory, and reproductive organs.
Mollusc AnatomyMollusc Anatomy The visceral mass is contained in the Mantle. The outer surface of the mantle secretes a
shell made of calcium carbonate and protein. The Mantle Cavity houses respiratory organs
like gills or lungs, and it also serves as a respiratory organ itself by exchanging gases.
Mantle CavityMantle Cavity
Mollusc AnatomyMollusc Anatomy Most molluscs have an open circulatory
system with a heart, blood vessels, and blood sinuses (cephalopods have a closed circulatory system with a heart, vessels, and capillaries).
Many aquatic molluscs pass through a free-swimming larva stage called a trochophore.
In some molluscs, like marine snails, tusk shells, and bivalves, the trochophore develops further into another larva stage called a veliger.
Open Circulatory SystemOpen Circulatory System
Class MonoplacophoraClass Monoplacophora Limpet-like single shell Mantle cavity with five
or six pairs of gills Radula present Sexes separate Only about 10 species
known Thought to be extinct
until around 1952 Ex. Neopilina
galatheae
Class PolyplacophoraClass Polyplacophora Chitons Flattened body with
reduced head Radula present Shell of seven or
eight dorsal plates Sexes separate Trochophore, but no
veliger larva stage
Polyplacophora (Chitons)Polyplacophora (Chitons) Chitons are somewhat flattened and have a
convex surface that bears eight (sometimes seven) calcareous plates or valves
Class ScaphopodaClass Scaphopoda Tusk shells Body in tube-shaped shell Conical foot Mouth with radula and
tentacles Head absent Respiration occurs through
the mantle Sexes separate;
trochophore larva
Class GastropodaClass Gastropoda Snails and relatives Bilaterally assymetrical
in a coiled shell (shell absent in some)
Well developed head Radula present Dioecious and
monoecious; some with trochophore and a veliger larva
Class GastropodaClass Gastropoda Most diverse group; includes the snails, limpets,
slugs, whelks, conchs, periwinkles, sea slugs, sea hares, sea butterflies and others.
Some snails have a hard protein plate called the operculum that protects the body and prevents water loss.
Class Bivalvia (Pelecypoda)Class Bivalvia (Pelecypoda) Body enclosed in a two-
lobed mantle and shell with a hinge
Head reduced No radula or eyes
(except in some like the bay scallop)
Platelike gills Foot wedge-shaped Sexes separate;
trochophore and veliger larva
Blue Eyes on a Bay ScallopBlue Eyes on a Bay Scallop
Bivalves (Pelecypods)Bivalves (Pelecypods) Two-shelled mulluscs that include mussels,
clams, scallops, oysters, shipworms etc. Most bivalves are suspension feeders that
depend on their gills to bring in food. No head or radula and very little
cephalization. Their two shells (valves) are held together
by a hinge ligament, which keeps the two valves open.
Adductor muscles work antagonistically to keep the valves shut.
Hinge Ligament/Adductor Hinge Ligament/Adductor MusclesMuscles
Bivalve Reproduction and Bivalve Reproduction and MimicryMimicry
Some bivalves produce special veliger larva called glochidia.
Glochidia from a pocketbook mussel (Lampsilis ovata) mimic a small minnow.
When a bass comes to eat the minnow, glochidia attach to the gills of the bass.
Class CephalopodaClass Cephalopoda Octopus, Squid,
Cuttlefish, Nautilus Shell reduced or
completely absent Head and eyes are well
developed with radula Head with arms and
tentacles Well developed brain
for an invertebrate Sexes separate Marine predators
CephalopodsCephalopods The name cephalopod means head-foot Their body shape is unusual in that the head
and muscular foot are indistinguishable. The foot of a cephalopod is the funnel for
expelling water from the mantle cavity; they are able to move quickly by jet propulsion.
Strong beak-like jaws grasp prey, and the radula tears pieces of flesh.
Octopus and cuttlefish have salivary glands that secrete venom and immobilize prey.
Anatomy of a SquidAnatomy of a Squid
Squid AnatomySquid Anatomy
Giant Squid (Giant Squid (Architeuthis sp.Architeuthis sp.)) Very little is known about giant squid
because no one has ever been able to study a living specimen.
The anatomy has only been studied from stranded specimens, those caught in fishermen's nets, and those taken from the stomachs of sperm whales.
Total length up to 13 meters (43 feet). Eyes are up to 25 cm wide (10 inches). Thought to live at a depth of 1000 meters.
Giant Squid (Giant Squid (Architeuthis sp.)Architeuthis sp.)
Colossal Squid Colossal Squid ((Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoniMesonychoteuthis hamiltoni))
Maximum size 15 meters (49 feet). Colossal Squid's suckers are armed with
sharp hooks. Largest eyes in the animal kingdom; up
to 27 cm (11 inches). Found in Antarctic waters. Can reach depths of 2000 ft (2 km)
Colossal Squid (Colossal Squid (Mesonychoteuthis Mesonychoteuthis hamiltonihamiltoni))
Color Changes in Color Changes in CephalopodsCephalopods
There are special pigment cells called chromatophores in the skin of most cephalopods.
When these pigment cells expand and contract they can produce color changes controlled by the nervous system
Cephalopods change color for camouflage, and to communicate with other cephalopods.
Many deep sea squid are bioluminescent.
ChromatophoresChromatophores
Mollusc TaxonomyMollusc Taxonomy Monoplacophora-single
shelled molluscs Polyplacophora-chitons Scaphopods-tusk shells Gastropods-snails, slugs Bivalves-clams, oysters Cephalopods-octopus,
squid, nautilus, cuttlefish