The document summarizes the phylum Mollusca. It is divided into four main classes: Gastropoda which includes snails and slugs, Bivalvia which includes clams and mussels, Cephalopoda which includes squid and octopus, and Polyplacophora which includes chitons. Molluscs are soft-bodied animals with bilateral symmetry and most secrete an external shell. They live in aquatic and terrestrial habitats and have well-developed organ systems including digestive, circulatory, respiratory, and nervous systems.