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Mollusks Section 29.1
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Soft-bodied Animals Snails, slugs, oysters, clams, scallops, octopuses, squid A larval stage called a trochophore Second largest phylum of animals Found in almost all marine, freshwater and land ecosystems Three major classes: 1. Gastropods 2. Bivalves 3. Cephalopods
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Key Characteristics 1. Body cavity – a true coelom; in most species it is a small area around the heart 2. Symmetry – bilateral 3. Three-part body plan – a.) visceral mass: central section with organs, b.) mantle: heavy outer layer of the body, c.) foot: muscular organ used for movement 4. Organ systems – excretion, circulation, respiration, digestion, reproduction 5. Shell – many have an exoskeleton of 1 or 2 shells made of protein and calcium carbonate 6. Radula – most have a tongue-like organ in the mouth with rows of pointed teeth to scrape food off rocks
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Organ Systems Excretion: 1. Body waste collects in the coelom 2. Cilia moves the fluid into nephridia 3. Fluid is filtered – useful molecules returned to body & fluid wastes leave
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Organ Systems, continued… Circulation: Most have a three-chambered heart and an open circulatory system Octopuses and squid have a closed circulatory system
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Organ Systems, continued… Respiration: Most have gills located in the mantle cavity Land snails have no gills – but the mantle cavity acts as a primitive lung
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Organ Systems, continued… Reproduction Most have males and females – some snails and slugs are hermaphrodites Some species can change back and forth between sexes
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Gastropods “Stomach-foot” Snails and slugs Mainly marine, some in freshwater or on land Most are herbivores
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Gastropod means ‘stomach-foot’
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Gastropods have a radula
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Bivalves “Two shells” Clams, oysters, mussels, scallops Two shells are connected to adductor muscle which can close shell and may also help in swimming Most are filter feeders which use tubes called siphons to remove food from water Many of these are important food sources for people
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Bivalve means ‘two-shells’
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The sea scallop – a typical bivalve
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Bivalves have a muscular foot for movement
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Cephalopods “Head-foot” Squids, octopuses, cuttlefish, nautiluses Large head attached to tentacles Tentacles have suction cups or hooks The most intelligent of all invertebrates Well-developed eyes similar to vertebrates
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Cephalopods – ‘head-foot’ squid, chambered nautilus, octopus
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Cephalopods have well- developed eyes
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Cephalopod have tentacles with suckers
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