Eukaryote
mollusca
[ muh-luhs-kuh ]
Subclass of:
Invertebrates
Definitions related to mollusca:
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A phylum of the kingdom Metazoa. Mollusca have soft, unsegmented bodies with an anterior head, a dorsal visceral mass, and a ventral foot. Most are encased in a protective calcareous shell. It includes the classes GASTROPODA; BIVALVIA; CEPHALOPODA; Aplacophora; Scaphopoda; Polyplacophora; and Monoplacophora.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Phylum of the kingdom Metazoa; organisms have soft, unsegmented bodies with an anterior head, a dorsal visceral mass, and a ventral foot; most are encased in a protective calcareous shell; includes the classes Gastropoda, Bivalvia, Cephalopoda, Aplacophora, Scaphopoda, Polyplacophora, and Monoplacophora.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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