Phylum Mollusca
by Kendrick Smith
1. Cephalopods
1.1. Squid and Octopuses
1.2. Head is surrounded by a foot divided into tentacles
1.3. Movement is by creeping,swimming with specialized fins
1.4. Must have horney beaks with which to tear or bite with
1.5. Eat other fish
2. Bivalvia
2.1. 2 halves to shell
2.2. Clams, oysters, mussels
2.3. Suspension feeders
2.4. Tridacna-giant clams
3. Polyplacophora
3.1. Oval Animal
3.2. 2-8 Centimeters long
3.3. Shell consist of 8 articulating plates
3.4. Rasp mouth parts to remove algae from rocks
4. Gastropoda
4.1. Largest of the classes
4.2. Large shell they can seek refuge in
4.3. Graze and suspension feeders
4.4. Snails and Conch
