#phylum_Mollusca__Mollusca gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitons
supertype: phylum (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes
member of: kingdom_Animalia
member: mollusk__mollusc__shellfish invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
member: class_Scaphopoda__Scaphopoda small class of bilaterally symmetrical marine forms comprising the tooth shells
member: scaphopod burrowing marine mollusk
member: class_Gastropoda__Gastropoda__Gasteropoda__class_Gasteropoda snails and slugs and their relatives
member: gastropod__univalve a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
member: family_Haliotidae__Haliotidae abalones
member: genus_Haliotis__Haliotis type genus of the family Haliotidae
member: abalone__ear-shell__earshell any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior
member: family_Strombidae__Strombidae conchs
member: genus_Lambis__Lambis scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of the eastern hemisphere
member: scorpion_shell any of numerous tropical marine snails that as adults have the outer lip of the aperture produced into a series of long curved spines
member: genus_Strombus__Strombus type genus of the family Strombidae
member: conch any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip
member: family_Limacidae__Limacidae slugs
member: genus_Limax__Limax a genus of Limacidae
member: slug any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
member: family_Neritidae__Neritidae neritids
member: neritid_gastropod__neritidgastropod__neritid operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell
member: genus_Nerita type genus of the Neritidae
member: nerita having short a smooth or spirally ridged shell with thick usually toothed outer lip and toothed operculum
member: bleeding_tooth__Nerita_peloronta gastropod having reddish toothlike projections around the shell opening; of the Caribbean area
member: genus_Neritina a genus of Neritidae
member: neritina ornately marked and brightly colored snails of brackish waters
member: family_Buccinidae__Buccinidae whelks
member: whelk large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
member: family_Cymatiidae__Cymatiidae tritons
member: triton tropical marine gastropods having beautifully colored spiral shells
member: family_Naticidae__Naticidae moonshells
member: moonshell marine gastropods having smooth rounded shells that form short spires
member: family_Littorinidae__Littorinidae periwinkles
member: genus_Littorina__Littorina type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles
member: periwinkle.seasnail__winkle edible marine gastropod
member: limpet any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas
member: family_Patellidae__Patellidae marine limpets
member: genus_Patella__Patella type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets
member: common_limpet__Patella_vulgata marine limpet
member: family_Fissurellidae__Fissurellidae marine limpets
member: genus_Fissurella__Fissurella type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets
member: keyhole_limpet__keyholelimpet__Fissurella_apertura__Diodora_apertura marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the apex
member: family_Ancylidae__Ancylidae freshwater gastropod
member: genus_Ancylus__Ancylus type genus of the family Ancylidae: river limpet
member: river_limpet__riverlimpet__freshwater_limpet__Ancylus_fluviatilis minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants
member: subclass_Opisthobranchia__Opisthobranchia gastropods having the gills when present posterior to the heart and having no operculum: includes sea slugs; sea butterflies; sea hares
member: order_Nudibranchia__Nudibranchia comprising numerous marine gastropod mollusks lacking a shell in the adult state and usually having a body like a slug
member: sea_slug__seaslug any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body
member: family_Aplysiidae__Aplysiidae__Tethyidae__family_Tethyidae sea hares
member: genus_Aplysia__Aplysia__Tethys__genus_Tethus type genus of the family Aplysiidae
member: sea_hare__seahare__Aplysia_punctata naked marine gastropod having a soft body with reduced internal shell and two pairs of ear-like tentacles
member: genus_Hermissenda__Hermissenda genus of marine sea slugs
member: Hermissenda_crassicornis a kind of sea slug
member: family_Akeridae__Akeridae bubble shells
member: genus_Haminoea__Haminoea common genus of marine bubble shells of the Pacific coast of North America
member: bubble_shell marine gastropod mollusk having a very small thin shell
member: order_Pulmonata__Pulmonata large order of gastropods usually breathing by means of a lung-like sac comprising most land snails and slugs and many freshwater snails
member: family_Helicidae__Helicidae land snails including the common edible snail and some pests
member: genus_Helix__Helix type genus of the family Helicidae
member: edible_snail__Helix_pomatia one of the chief edible snails
member: garden_snail any of several inedible snails of the genus Helix; often destructive pests
member: brown_snail__brownsnail__Helix_aspersa serious garden pest having a brown shell with paler zigzag markings; nearly cosmopolitan
member: Helix_hortensis a kind of garden snail
member: family_Physidae__Physidae freshwater snails
member: genus_Physa type genus of the physidae; freshwater air-breathing snails
member: physa any member of the genus Physa
member: order_Pectinibranchia__Pectinibranchia large order of gastropods comprising univalve mollusks that have a single gill resembling a comb
member: family_Cypraeidae__Cypraeidae family of marine gastropods comprising the cowries
member: genus_Cypraea__Cypraea type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowries
member: cowrie__cowry any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells
member: subclass_Amphineura__Amphineura a class of Gastropoda
member: order_Solenogastres__Solenogastres__Aplacophora__order_Aplacophora an order of Amphineura
member: solenogaster__aplacophoran deep-water wormlike mollusks lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine slimy spicules on the covering mantle
member: class_Polyplacophora__Polyplacophora small class of marine mollusks comprising the chitons; sometimes considered an order of the subclass Amphineura
member: genus_Chiton a genus of Polyplacophora
member: coat-of-mail_shell__chiton__sea_cradle__seacradle__polyplacophore primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates
member: class_Bivalvia__Bivalvia__Lamellibranchia__class_Lamellibranchia__class_Pelecypoda oysters; clams; scallops; mussels
member: bivalve__lamellibranch marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
member: spat a young oyster or other bivalve
member: order_Myaceae__Myaceae clams
member: family_Myacidae__Myacidae soft-shell clams
member: genus_Mya__Mya type genus of the family Myacidae
member: Mya_arenaria__soft-shell_clam__steamer__steamerclam__long-neck_clam an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
member: family_Veneridae__Veneridae hard-shell clams
member: genus_Venus__Venus type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells
member: Venus_mercenaria__quahog__quahaug__hard-shell_clam__round_clam__roundclam__Mercenaria_mercenaria an edible American clam
member: genus_Mercenaria__Mercenaria a genus of Veneridae
member: family_Solenidae__Solenidae razor clams
member: genus_Ensis__Ensis razor clams
member: razor_clam__razorclam__jackknife_clam__jackknifeclam__knife-handle__knifehandle marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell
member: family_Tridacnidae__Tridacnidae large marine hard-shell clams
member: genus_Tridacna__Tridacna type genus of the family Tridacnidae: giant clams
member: giant_clam__giantclam__Tridacna_gigas giant clam inhabiting reefs in the South Pacific weighing up to 500' pounds
member: family_Cardiidae__Cardiidae somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusks
member: genus_Cardium__Cardium type genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles
member: cockle common edible European bivalve mollusk having a rounded shell with radiating ribs
member: family_Ostreidae__Ostreidae oysters
member: oyster marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
member: genus_Ostrea__Ostrea type genus of the family Ostreidae
member: bluepoint__blue_point small edible oyster typically from the south shore of Long Island
member: Japanese_oyster__Ostrea_gigas large native of Japan introduced along United States Pacific coast; candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay
member: genus_Crassostrea__Crassostrea Virginia oysters
member: Virginia_oyster common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North America
member: family_Pteriidae__Pteriidae pearl oysters
member: genus_Pinctada__Pinctada pearl oysters
member: pearl_oyster__pearloyster__Pinctada_margaritifera tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North and Central America; a major source of pearls
member: family_Anomiidae__Anomiidae saddle oysters
member: genus_Anomia__Anomia type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters
member: saddle_oyster__Anomia_ephippium thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched
member: genus_Placuna__Placuna windowpane oysters
member: window_oyster__windowpane_oyster__capiz__Placuna_placenta marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell
member: family_Arcidae__Arcidae ark shells
member: genus_Arca__Arca type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams
member: ark_shell__arkshell marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surface
member: blood_clam__bloodclam red-blooded clam
member: family_Mytilidae__Mytilidae marine mussels
member: genus_Mytilus__Mytilus type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels
member: edible_mussel__Mytilus_edulis dark-shelled edible mussel that lives attached to rocks
member: marine_mussel__mytilid marine bivalve mollusk having a dark elongated shell; live attached to solid objects especially in intertidal zones
member: family_Unionidae__Unionidae freshwater mussels found worldwide
member: genus_Unio__Unio type genus of the family Unionidae
member: pearly-shelled_mussel the pearly lining of the dark shells is a source of mother-of-pearl
member: genus_Anodonta__Anodonta thin-shelled freshwater mussels
member: thin-shelled_mussel mussel with thin fragile shells having only rudimentary hinge teeth
member: genus_Dreissena__Dreissena zebra mussels
member: zebra_mussel__zebramussel__Dreissena_polymorpha inch-long mollusk imported accidentally from Europe; clogs utility inlet pipes and feeds on edible freshwater mussels
member: family_Pectinidae__Pectinidae scallops
member: scallop__scollop__escallop edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
member: genus_Pecten type genus of the family Pectinidae: sea and bay scallops
member: Pecten_irradians__bay_scallop small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the North American Atlantic coast
member: giant_scallop__giantscallop__sea_scallop__seascallop__Pecten_magellanicus large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the North American Atlantic coast
member: family_Teredinidae__Teredinidae shipworms
member: genus_Teredo type genus of the family Teredinidae
member: teredo typical shipworm
member: shipworm__teredinid wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells
member: genus_Bankia__Bankia giant shipworms
member: giant_northwest_shipworm__giantnorthwestshipworm__Bankia_setaceae giant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America
member: family_Pholadidae__Pholadidae a family of Bivalvia
member: genus_Pholas__Pholas type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks
member: piddock marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shells
member: class_Cephalopoda__Cephalopoda octopuses; squids; cuttlefish; pearly nautilus
member: cephalopod_mollusk__cephalopod marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles
member: family_Nautilidae__Nautilidae spiral-shelled cephalopods
member: genus_Nautilus type genus and sole recent representative of the family Nautilidae
member: chambered_nautilus__pearly_nautilus__nautilus cephalopod of the Indian and Pacific oceans having a spiral shell with pale pearly partitions
member: subclass_Dibranchiata__Dibranchiata__Dibranchia__subclass_Dibranchia comprising all living cephalopods except the family Nautilidae: the orders Octopoda (octopuses) and Decapoda (squids and cuttlefish)
member: order_Octopoda__Octopoda octopuses and paper nautilus
member: octopod eight-armed cephalopod lacking an internal shell
member: family_Octopodidae__Octopodidae a family of Octopoda
member: genus_Octopus type genus of the family Octopodidae
member: devilfish__octopus__octopu bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
member: family_Argonautidae__Argonautidae represented solely by the genus Argonauta
member: genus_Argonauta__Argonauta type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus
member: paper_nautilus__nautilus__Argonauta_argo cephalopod mollusk of warm seas whose females have delicate papery spiral shells
member: order_Decapoda__Decapoda squids and cuttlefishes
member: decapod cephalopods having eight short tentacles plus two long ones
member: genus_Loligo squids
member: loligo somewhat flattened cylindrical squid
member: genus_Ommastrephes a genus of Decapoda
member: ommastrephes extremely active cylindrical squid with short strong arms and large rhombic terminal fins
member: genus_Architeuthis giant squid
member: architeuthis__giant_squid__giantsquid largest mollusk known about but never seen (to 60 feet long)
member: family_Sepiidae__Sepiidae true cuttlefishes
member: genus_Sepia__Sepia type genus of the Sepiidae
member: cuttlefish__cuttle ten-armed oval-bodied cephalopod with narrow fins as long as the body and a large calcareous internal shell
member: family_Spirulidae__Spirulidae coextensive with the genus Spirula; included in the order Belemnoidea in some older classifications
member: genus_Spirula genus of small cephalopods with many-chambered spiral shells resembling those of the extinct belemnites
member: spirula__Spirula_peronii a small tropical cephalopod of the genus Spirula having prominent eyes and short arms and a many-chambered shell coiled in a flat spiral
member: order_Belemnoidea__Belemnoidea order of extinct dibranchiate cephalopods related to the surviving spirulas
member: family_Belemnitidae__Belemnitidae family of extinct Mesozoic cephalopods
member: belemnite a conical calcareous fossil tapering to a point at one end and with a conical cavity at the other end containing (when unbroken) a small chambered phragmocone from the shell of any of numerous extinct cephalopods of the family Belemnitidae
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