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2. Phylum MOLLUSCA Class Polyplacophora - Chiton
3. Phylum Mollusca Class Scaphopoda – Tusk Shells
4. Phylum Mollusca Class - Gastropoda
5. Phylum Mollusca Class Gastropoda - Nudibranch
6. Phylum Mollusca Class – Gastropoda - Nudibranchs
7. Phylum Mollusca Class – Sea Hare
8. Class Gastropoda whelks
9. Class - Gastropoda Conch
10. Class Gastropoda Limpets and Periwinkles
11. Class - Gastropoda Abalone
12. Class - Gastropoda Land Snail
13. Class Bivalvia Clams, Mussels,Scallops
14. Class - Cephalopoda Octopus
15. Class Cephalopoda Octopus
16. Class Cephalopoda Nautilus
17. Characteristics of Molluscans Size – Millimeter to 60 Feet (18M)
18. Molluscan Body Plan Visceral Mass
19. Circulatory System Open Circulatory System
20. Body Systems Respiration – this is accomplished thru the circulation of oxygen-rich water by the MANTLE
21. Comparison of Body Plans
22. Specialized Structures Radula – Horny-toothed structure found within the pharynx
23. Specialized Structures Operculum – A protective plate that covered the opening to the shell of some gastropods
24. Specialized Sturctures Nacre – secretion around sand particles by oysters resulting in a pearl.
25. Hectocotylus
26. Specialized Structures Shells – Not all mollusc’s produce them
27. Reproduction Varies tremendously from external fertilization to internal, dioecious and hermaphrodidic