Lab Exam 3 Flashcards
what does Mollusca mean in Latin?
soft-bodied
what animals does Mollusca include
chitons, snails, slugs, clams, oysters, squids, octopuses, cuttlefish, and others
where do molluscs live
marine and fresh waters, and various terrestrial habitats
three major regions of the molluscan body plan
- muscular foot
- visceral mass
- mantle
muscular foot
used for locomotion
mantle
a fleshy tissue attached to the visceral mass that secretes the shell
shell
usually made of calcium carbonate
mantle cavity
between the mantle and visceral mass, which contains the gills and the openings of the digestive, excretory, and reproductive systems
are molluscs diploblastic or triploblastic
triploblastic
mollusc symmetry
bilateral
do molluscs display cephalization
yes
what kind of body cavity
coelom
are molluscs deuterostomes or protostomes
protostomes
what type of cleavage
spiral cleavage
what kind of larva
trochophore
four classes of molluscs
Polyplacophora, Bivalvia, Gastropoda, Cephalopoda
Polyplacophora common name
chitons
Bivalvia common name
bivalves
Gastropoda common name
snails and slugs
Cephalopoda common names
squid, nautilus, and octopus
where do chitons live
marine, worldwide, from cold waters to the tropics
how many seperate shell plates do chitons have
7-8
what is the first shell plate called in chitons
anterior valves
what is the last shell plate called
posterior valve