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Molluscs part 1 - Bivalves Flashcards

1
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What is the age extent of Phylum Mollusca?

A

Cambrian to recent

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2
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How many species are part of phylum Mollusca?

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> 120,000 species

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3
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What environment are molluscs found in?

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Typically marine (although some Bivalve and Gastropods freshwater/ terrestrial)

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4
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How many groups can phylum Mollusca be split into?

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9

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5
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What are the 9 groups of mollusca?

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Aplacophora
Polyplacophora
Monoplacophora
Helcionelloida
Gastropoda
Cephalopoda
Lamellibranchia/Pelycopoda/Bivalvia
Rostroconchia
Scaphopoda

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6
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What are some examples of how big Molluscs can get?

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Architeuthis >10m in length
Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni >13m in length

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7
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What is the structure of molluscs like?

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generally unsegmented
serial repetition of internal organs
often with external or secondary internal
skeleton of CaCO3 (Aragonite)

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8
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What is the Radula for molluscs?

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Composed of chitin and is multiple teeth which act as a rasping feeding organ

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9
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What is the basis of the Archimollusc concept?

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hypothetical ancestor for all molluscs
consider morphology of all other molluscs
and how they relate to ‘archimollusc’

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10
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What is the shell of the Archimollusc like?

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cap-like secreted by the mantle

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How are the anus and mouth positioned on the Archimollusc?

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Mouth and anus at separate ends
The anus opens into the mantle cavity which acts as waste outlet

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12
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Where is the visceral mass of the Archimollusc located?

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Above the mantle cavity

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13
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What does the diversification of molluscs from the Archimollusc link to?

A

Changes in mode of life and feeding

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14
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What does the Archimollusc share characteristics with most?

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Tergomya (monoplacophorans) and Polyplacophorans (chitons)

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15
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What is the feeding and movement of gastropods, polyplacophorans and
tergomya?

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Slowly move on a muscular foot
Radula in mouth (scavengers, herbivores and active predators)

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16
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What is the main type of feeding of bivalves?

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predominately deposit feeders (rarely
suspension feeders)

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17
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What is not present in bivalves?

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No head,
No jaws
limited capacity for locomotion

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18
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What type of feed gathering is done by cephalopods?

A

Predatory

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19
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How has the radula of cephalopods evolved to be predatory?

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Ability to swallow and specialised jaws which can slice and chop

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20
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What does the head contain/ allow for in cephalopods?

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sense organs and brain
buoyancy, locomotion, tentacules

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21
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What is the bivalve the only common mollusc to have?

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2 valves shells

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22
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How are the valves split with bivalves and how are they connected?

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Left and right
With a connecting ligament

23
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How do you determine what side of a bivalves you have?

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The side of the pallial sinus is
(left of shell is left)

24
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What is the plane of symmetry for bivalves?

A

Passes between the valves (leading to relative equivalved nature)

25
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What is the unexplained dominance split between brachiopods and bivalves?

A

brachiopods dominate Palaeozoic
bivalves in Mesozoic and Cenozoic

26
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What environment are mot Lamellibranchia/Pelycopoda bivalves?

A

Marine (some freshwater)

27
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What is the mode of life of almost all Lamellibranchia/Pelycopoda bivalves?

A

Benthic

28
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What is the characteristic mode of life for Lamellibranchia/Pelycopoda bivalves?

A

infaunal burrowers though many are epifaunal

29
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What is one of the characteristics features of Lamellibranchia/Pelycopoda bivalves?

A

Enlarged gills which extend from body into the mantle cavity

29
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What are the enlarged gills of Lamellibranchia/Pelycopoda bivalves used for?

A

filter food and respiration

30
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What is the anatomy of Lamellibranchia/Pelycopoda bivalves?

A

Gut is dorsal
Mouth at anterior
Anus at posterior
Muscular foot used in burrowing
Cilia cover gills
Siphons

31
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What is the purpose of the cilia covering gills in Lamellibranchia/Pelycopoda?

A

generate water current

32
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How is water drawn in and expelled from Lamellibranchia/Pelycopoda?

A

Water in through inhalent siphon
Filtering expelled out exhalent siphon

33
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What is the shell structure of bivalves?

A

Three layer structure

34
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What are the layers of bivalves?

A

Outer layer organic periostracum
Two inner layers of CaCO3

35
Q

How are the valves of bivalves opened and closed?

A

Elastic ligament open valves
Adductor muscles close valves

36
Q

What are isomyarian adductor muscle scars?

A

Equal in size

37
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What are anisomyarian adductor muscle scars?

A

Unequal in size

38
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What are monomyarian adductor muscle scars?

A

Single muscle present

39
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What is does the pallial line do?

A

Connects muscle scars

40
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What does the pallial line mark?

A

Where the inner most of two calcareous shell layers end

41
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What is the pallial sinus?

A

Where the pallial line is indented posteriorly

42
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What is the pallial sinus an indicator of?

A

A pocket which siphons are retracted into

43
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What are the characteristics of infaunal bivalves?

A

Typically equivalved
Isomyarian/ weakly anisomyarian
Resist shearing forces
Pallial sinus

44
Q

What happens to characteristics of infaunal bivalves as you get deeper into burrowing?

A

Gapes
Elongated shells (linked to speed of burrowing)

45
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What will the shell of epifaunal byssally attached?

A

Shell flattened

46
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What are some examples of epifaunal byssally attached bivalves?

A

Mytilus
Plagiostoma

47
Q

What are the characteristics of epifaunal cemented bivalves?

A

Strongly
Anisomyarian or monomyarian
Irregular
One shell greatly thickened

48
Q

What is an example of epifaunal cemented bivalves?

A

Ostrea

49
Q

What are the characteristics of epifaunal free living bivalves?

A

monomyarian
or
equilateral symmetry

50
Q

What are some examples of epifaunal free living bivalves?

A

Gryphaea
or
Scallop

51
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What do boring bivalves do?

A

Bore into hard substances (abrasive shell)

52
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What is an example of a boring bivalve?

A

Petricola or Teredo

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