California Biota Home Page....Eukaryota....Animalia
Phylum
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Lyropecten terminus |
| The phylum
Mollusca is divided into the following classes and subclasses:
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| Gastropoda (Snails, slugs, etc.) | |||
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Subclass Prosobranchia (abalones,
conchs, whelks, limpets, periwinkles, oyster borers turban snails, and coweries) Subclass Opisthobranchia (sea slugs, sea hares, sea butterflies, canoe shells) Subclass Pulmonata (land snails and slugs) |
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Monoplacophora (Neopilina and its allies) Polyplacophora (Chitons) Aplacophora (Solenogasters) Bivalvia (Clams, oysters, etc.) Scaphopoda (Tusk or tooth shells) Cephalopoda (Squids, octopods, cuttlefish, etc.) |
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