Did You Know?
Some mollusks can change color!
Shells
Some mollusks have hard shells for protection.
Food
Mollusks eat plants and tiny fish.
What mollusks Do
They help clean the water.
Some are food for us to eat.
They are fun to watch in tanks.
Some make pearls in their shells.
They can be found in oceans and lakes.
They can move fast with their arms.
More About mollusks
Mollusks have been here for a long time. They lived with dinosaurs! They have many shapes and sizes. Some are small like a pea, and some are big like a car.
We see mollusks in our food, like clams and squid. They help keep the sea clean. Some people like to keep them as pets.
In the future, we may find new kinds of mollusks. They are still a big part of our world. We can learn more about them every day!
How Topics Connect
graph TD
A["Mollusca Phylum"] --> B["Protostomic Invertebrates"]
A --> C["Molluscs/Mollusks"]
B --> D["86,600 Extant Species"]
D --> E["Second Largest Phylum"]
D --> F["60,000-100,000 Fossil Species"]
F --> G["High Proportion Undescribed Species"]
G --> H["Poorly Studied Taxa"]
What Do These Words Mean?
phylum:A group of related animals or plants.
protostomic:A type of animal development where the mouth forms before the anus.
invertebrate:An animal without a backbone.
extant:Still existing or living.
taxa:Groups of organisms that are classified together.
