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- Characteristics of Phylum Mollusca
- Classification of Phylum Mollusca
Phylum Mollusca consists of a large group of animals with sizes ranging from microscopic organisms to organisms 20 meters long. They are a source of jewelry as well as food for human beings.
Characteristics of Phylum Mollusca:
Phylum Mollusca has the following Characteristics;
1. They are soft-bodied animals.
2. Many are aquatic and mostly found in marine and freshwater. Few are terrestrial and found in moist soil.
3. The body is usually protected by a calcareous shell (a covering mostly made up of calcium carbonate).
4. They have non-segmented bodies.
5. They possess serrated tongues (radula) for tearing food. Example: snails
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