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MOLLUSKS  

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  • Mollusks are fundamentally bilaterally symmetrical coelomates with segmentation almost or completely absent; muscular foot, typically ventral; head usually with concentrated sense organs; dorsal mantle of tissue folded to form a cavity with usually houses gills; well developed blood vascular system and usually an internal or external calcareous shell.

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/d85c386f-e4f7-4e1c-a16e-34dbb12bb2be

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