Mollusca Animalia Flora and Fauna
Mollusca Animalia Flora and Fauna
The Molluscs are a large phylum of about 100,000 species. They are characterised by the shell and the mantle that secretes it, the radula which is a peculiar file-like feeding structure, and the moluscan gills. The phylum includes, as well as certain primitive groups, the Bivalves which include the cockle and mussel, the Cephalopods which include the cuttlefish, squid and octopus, and the Gastropods which include the limpet, whelk, snails and slugs.
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Freshwater Molluscan Shells - Martin Kohl supplies a gallery and extensive systematic information about freshwater gastropods and bivalves.
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An Identification Manual for the Freshwater Snails of Florida - Provides a key to the freshwater bivalves and gastropods of the south east US.
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Malacology in Latvia - Information on all aspects of the study of mollusks in Latvia.
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Molluscs of Malta - Includes checklists of the shells inhabiting the islands of Malta and Gozo in the central Mediterranean.
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Florida Mollusk Checklists - Species checklists organized by region.
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Shells of Papua - Illustrations and information from Alan Hinton's 1974 Shells of Papua New Guinea.
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Phylum Mollusca - Brief description of each class of Mollusks.
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The Phylum Mollusca - Introduction to these organisms, with photographs and information on the various classes and their biology.
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Mollusca - Information from the Tree of Life Project about mollusk systematics with references and links.
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Keys to the Mollusks of the Hawaiian Islands - Identification guide to Hawaiian bivalves and gastropods.
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Mollusks of San Salvador, Bahamas - Photos of representatives of the major families of bivalves and gastropods.
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Endangered Mollusk Images - Pictures of North American clams and mussels from Environmental Education on the Internet (EE-Link).
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Check List of European Marine Mollusca - This site provides a searchable database that allows the user to search for taxonomic references by taxon, geographical locality, author or keyword.
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Mollusks: Phylum Mollusca - A diverse group of animals that include cephalopods (squid, octopuses, cuttlefish), gastropods (nudibranchs, snails, slugs, limpets, sea hares) and bivalves (mussels, clams, oysters, scallops).
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Alabama Mollusks - Overview of endangered, common, and exotic freshwater and marine bivalves and gastropods.
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Molluscan Pictures - Images from Singapore, West Malaysia, and southeast Asia. Includes facts on the varied habitats of these creatures.
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Barton Beds: Gastropods, Scaphopod, Cephalopod - Photographs of the fossil shells of molluscs from the UK.
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Nearctica Mollusks - General information about classes of mollusks with extensive links.
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Galaxy of Images: Shells and Mollusks - Provides images from the printed books and manuscripts in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries.
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Micro Shells - Searchable database of marine shells and fresh-water shells and land snails, over 1,300 species in the world are listed. Many photos to aid identification. Taxonomic scheme shown.
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Mollusks - Introduction to the major molluscan classes.
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Seashells of New South Wales - A guide to the sea shells of New South Wales, Australia, with high quality images and detailed information.
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Catalogue of Mediterranean Seashells - Listing of major taxa in the region in all molluscan classes with line drawings of some species.
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