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Aplacophora
†&_160;?Bellerophontida
Bivalvia
Caudofoveata
Cephalopoda
Gastropoda
† Helcionelloida
Monoplacophora
Polyplacophora
† Rostroconchia
Scaphopoda
† Tentaculita The molluscs (British spelling) or mollusks (American spelling) are members of the very large and diverse phylum of invertebrate animals known as Mollusca. There are some 112,000 species within this phylum.[1] The scientific study of molluscs is known as malacology. The word mollusc comes from the French mollusque, which originated from the Latin molluscus, meaning thin-shelled, from mollis, soft.[2] Molluscs range from minute snails and clams (micromollusks) to large organisms such as squid, cuttlefish and octopus, which are among the most neurologically-advanced invertebrates[3].
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