Invertebrate Phylum Mollusca (Mollusks)
Vocabulary visceral mass = contains internal organs of digestion, excretion, and reproduction mantle = thin membrane that surrounds internal organs
Vocabulary Radula = tongue-like structure with teeth used to grate, cut, and scrape Torsion = visceral mass twists 180* in relation to head Siphon = fleshy tubes for movement of water in a mollusk
Characteristics true coelm * bilateral symmetry * two body openings * 3 body parts: head, muscular foot, visceral mass * most have shell secreted by mantle * gills for gas exchange with water * some have a radula for feeding
Three Major Classes
Gastropoda: "stomach foot" * single shell - snails, abalone, conch * no shell - nudibrachs, slugs * move by muscular contractions of foot * open circulatory system
Bivalvia: shell with "two valves” * clams, oysters, scallops * strong muscle for pulling shell and burrowing * no head or radula * filter food from water via gills; cilia move food to stomach
Cephalopoda: "head-foot” * octopuses, squid, nautilus * free swimming; predatory; tentacles with suckers * radula and sharp beak * large brain and advanced nervous system * closed circulatory system