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Mollusca
What are the five general trai
Bilaterally symmetrical
Poorly Cephalised
Aquatic
Moves and grazes over a hard surface
Radula used in feeding
_______ symmetrical
____ Cephalised
__atic
Moves and grazes over a ___ surface
_____ used in feeding
A Radula is a ______ of
teeth
A Radula is a conveyor
belt of teeth
Can you name the 6
Clades of Mollusc?
Aplacophora
Polyplacophora
Bivalvia
Gastropoda
Scaphopoda
Cephalopoda
Give some features of
the class Aplacophora
Covered by a cuticle with a calcareous scales/spicules
embedded in it
Covered by a ____ with a calcareous ___________
embedded in it
Poorly developed ____
Mixture of ______ and _______ features
_____ like molluscs
Worm like
molluscs
Mixture of primitive and specialised features
Poorly developed head
Reduction of foot
Loss of radula and loss of gills
Aplacophora
Loss of ____ and loss of____
Reduction of ___
Worm like molluscs
Mixture of primitive and specialised
features
Poorly developed head
Covered by a cuticle with a calcareous
scales/spicules embedded in it
Reduction of foot
Loss of radula and loss of gills
Worm like molluscs
Mixture of primitive and specialised
features
Poorly developed head
Covered by a cuticle with a calcareous
scales/spicules embedded in it
Reduction of foot
Loss of radula and loss of gills
Worm like molluscs
Mixture of primitive and specialised
features
Poorly developed head
Covered by a cuticle with a calcareous
scales/spicules embedded in it
Reduction of foot
Loss of radula and loss of gills
Worm like molluscs
Mixture of primitive and specialised
features
Poorly developed head
Covered by a cuticle with a calcareous
scales/spicules embedded in it
Reduction of foot
Loss of radula and loss of gills
Worm like molluscs
Mixture of primitive and specialised
features
Poorly developed head
Covered by a cuticle with a calcareous
scales/spicules embedded in it
Reduction of foot
Loss of radula and loss of gills
Give some features of
the class Polyplacophora
Highly adapted for ______ to rocks
No cephalic ___ or ______ , ___ indistinct
Multiple ___ and segmented ___ , but other
body parts are not ________
Polyplacophora
Highly adapted for adhering to rocks
No cephalic eyes or tentacles, head indistinct
Multiple gills and segmented shells, but
other body parts are not segmented
Shell is eight overlapping plates
Probably diverged early from the main line of
molluscan evolution
Shell is ___ overlapping plates
Probably diverged ___ from the main line of
molluscan evolution
Give some features of
the class Bivalvia
Bivalvia
Laterally compressed
Shell of two hinged halves, encloses the body
Infaunal or epifaunal
Filter feeders
Water comes in through a siphon and food is
extracted using the gills
Poorly cephalised
______ compressed
Shell of __ hinged halves, encloses the body
__faunal or __faunal
___ feeders
Water comes in through a ____ and food is
extracted using the ___
____ cephalised
Give some features of
the class Scaphopoda
Scaphopoda
Tusk or tooth shells
Elongated cylindrical tube, open at both ends
Burrowing marine molluscs
___ or ____ shells
Elongated _______ tube, ___ at both ends
_______ marine molluscs
Give some features of
the class Gastropoda
Gastropoda
30,000 species
Development of the head
Only terrestrial molluscs
Motile; foot used for crawling, burrowing or
even swimming
Conversion of the shell to form a
deep protective retreat
Torsion
_____ species
Development of the ____
Only _______ molluscs
Motile; foot used for ______, _______ or even
_______
Conversion of the shell to form a
deep _______ retreat
Torsion
Gills, anus, mantle cavity now located behind the head
Torsion
Twisting of the body through 180 degrees
counterclockwise
May alllow the withdrawal of the head into the
shell before the foot
Torsion and spiraling of the shell are independent
Twisting of the body through 180 degrees
____________
___, ___, _____ cavity now located behind the head
May alllow the withdrawal of the ___ into the
shell before the foot
Torsion and ______ of the shell are independent
Give some features of
the class Cephalopoda
Cephalopoda
Head has prehensile tentacles and arms
Jet propulsion
Carnivorous
Majority 6-70cm
Giant deep sea squid Architeuthis <16m (body 4m
circumference, 6m long tentacles)
Head has prehensile ______ and ____
__ propulsion
___ivorous
Majority ___cm
_______________Architeuthis <16m (body 4m
circumference, 6m long tentacles)
Cephalopod
Polyplacophora
Aplacophora
Gastropod
Scaphopod
Bivalvia
Polyplacophora
Cephalopod
Gastropod

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Molluscs quiz

  • 2. What are the five general trai
  • 3. Bilaterally symmetrical Poorly Cephalised Aquatic Moves and grazes over a hard surface Radula used in feeding _______ symmetrical ____ Cephalised __atic Moves and grazes over a ___ surface _____ used in feeding
  • 4. A Radula is a ______ of teeth
  • 5. A Radula is a conveyor belt of teeth
  • 6. Can you name the 6 Clades of Mollusc?
  • 8. Give some features of the class Aplacophora
  • 9. Covered by a cuticle with a calcareous scales/spicules embedded in it Covered by a ____ with a calcareous ___________ embedded in it Poorly developed ____ Mixture of ______ and _______ features _____ like molluscs Worm like molluscs Mixture of primitive and specialised features Poorly developed head Reduction of foot Loss of radula and loss of gills Aplacophora Loss of ____ and loss of____ Reduction of ___
  • 10. Worm like molluscs Mixture of primitive and specialised features Poorly developed head Covered by a cuticle with a calcareous scales/spicules embedded in it Reduction of foot Loss of radula and loss of gills
  • 11. Worm like molluscs Mixture of primitive and specialised features Poorly developed head Covered by a cuticle with a calcareous scales/spicules embedded in it Reduction of foot Loss of radula and loss of gills
  • 12. Worm like molluscs Mixture of primitive and specialised features Poorly developed head Covered by a cuticle with a calcareous scales/spicules embedded in it Reduction of foot Loss of radula and loss of gills
  • 13. Worm like molluscs Mixture of primitive and specialised features Poorly developed head Covered by a cuticle with a calcareous scales/spicules embedded in it Reduction of foot Loss of radula and loss of gills
  • 14. Worm like molluscs Mixture of primitive and specialised features Poorly developed head Covered by a cuticle with a calcareous scales/spicules embedded in it Reduction of foot Loss of radula and loss of gills
  • 15. Give some features of the class Polyplacophora
  • 16. Highly adapted for ______ to rocks No cephalic ___ or ______ , ___ indistinct Multiple ___ and segmented ___ , but other body parts are not ________ Polyplacophora Highly adapted for adhering to rocks No cephalic eyes or tentacles, head indistinct Multiple gills and segmented shells, but other body parts are not segmented Shell is eight overlapping plates Probably diverged early from the main line of molluscan evolution Shell is ___ overlapping plates Probably diverged ___ from the main line of molluscan evolution
  • 17. Give some features of the class Bivalvia
  • 18. Bivalvia Laterally compressed Shell of two hinged halves, encloses the body Infaunal or epifaunal Filter feeders Water comes in through a siphon and food is extracted using the gills Poorly cephalised ______ compressed Shell of __ hinged halves, encloses the body __faunal or __faunal ___ feeders Water comes in through a ____ and food is extracted using the ___ ____ cephalised
  • 19. Give some features of the class Scaphopoda
  • 20. Scaphopoda Tusk or tooth shells Elongated cylindrical tube, open at both ends Burrowing marine molluscs ___ or ____ shells Elongated _______ tube, ___ at both ends _______ marine molluscs
  • 21. Give some features of the class Gastropoda
  • 22. Gastropoda 30,000 species Development of the head Only terrestrial molluscs Motile; foot used for crawling, burrowing or even swimming Conversion of the shell to form a deep protective retreat Torsion _____ species Development of the ____ Only _______ molluscs Motile; foot used for ______, _______ or even _______ Conversion of the shell to form a deep _______ retreat
  • 24. Gills, anus, mantle cavity now located behind the head Torsion Twisting of the body through 180 degrees counterclockwise May alllow the withdrawal of the head into the shell before the foot Torsion and spiraling of the shell are independent Twisting of the body through 180 degrees ____________ ___, ___, _____ cavity now located behind the head May alllow the withdrawal of the ___ into the shell before the foot Torsion and ______ of the shell are independent
  • 25. Give some features of the class Cephalopoda
  • 26. Cephalopoda Head has prehensile tentacles and arms Jet propulsion Carnivorous Majority 6-70cm Giant deep sea squid Architeuthis <16m (body 4m circumference, 6m long tentacles) Head has prehensile ______ and ____ __ propulsion ___ivorous Majority ___cm _______________Architeuthis <16m (body 4m circumference, 6m long tentacles)
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