Phylum Mollusca

Jenking, C. Mary; Boyce, Ann

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Phylum Mollusca

C. Mary Jenking B.Sc³ &
Ann Boyce B.Sc⁴

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The Mollusca are a large phylum of soft-bodied animals, occupying a variety of habitats and showing great diversity of appearance. They include snails and slugs, cockles and mussels, octopus and squid. The majority are free-living, but there are also a few parasitic forms.

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Maynard School, Exeter, UK
C. Mary Jenking B.Sc (Head of Biology department)
Biology department, Maynard School, Exeter, UK
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Jenking, C.M., Boyce, A. (1979). Phylum Mollusca. In: The diversity of life. Foundations of Biology. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03987-6_11

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