40 Examples of Mollusks

The mollusks They are Invertebrate animals characterized by having a soft body (which in most cases is covered by an exoskeleton, shell or calcareous plates) and a muscular foot as a locomotor organ. For example: the clam, the squid, the snail or the octopus.

They are usually aquatic animals (salt and fresh water), although many adapted and inhabit the earth's surface.

Types of mollusks

There are several species of mollusks, since they are the most numerous phylum of invertebrates after the arthropods. The eight classes into which mollusks are divided are:

Characteristics of mollusks

Examples of mollusks

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