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Mollusca

Molluscs, also known as shellfish, are the collective name for animals in the phylum Mollusca. They are the largest group except arthropods, with about 100,000 species. The structures vary greatly, but they have common characteristics: the body is soft and unsegmented, and is generally divided into two parts: head-foot and viscera-mantle. The group of molluscs includes squid, octopus, nautilus and the extinct ammonites and belemnites.

Nautilus

Nautilus

Nautiloidea,Nautilidae

Nautilus refers to a family classification under the order Nautilus in the c···

Pseudocarcinus gigas

Pseudocarcinus gigas

Pseudocarcinus gigas,King crab, heavy false back crab, Australian king crab, Australian giant crab

The giant shore crab is also commonly known as the emperor crab, and should ···

Achatina fulica

Achatina fulica

Achatina fulica,Brown cloud agate snail, Chinese white jade snail

The scientific name of the white jade snail is Achatina fulica, also known a···

Grimpoteuthis bathynectes

Grimpoteuthis bathynectes

Grimpoteuthis bathynectes,Dumbo Octopus,Gulf of Mexico ash octopus, semi-deep sea ash octopus

Dumbo Octopus (scientific name: Grimpoteuthis bathynectes), also known as Du···

Enteroctopus dofleini

Enteroctopus dofleini

Giant North Pacific Octopus

As a representative of invertebrates, the octopus has a soft body and a hard···