Experiencing Life - Coelomata

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COELOMATA
Mollusca

Marsh Periwinkle (Littorina littorina)
[Photo by Mary Hollinger, NESDIS/NODC biologist, NOAA]

Chapter Outline

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There are three major groups of mollusks: gastropods such as snails, cephalopods such as squids and bivalves such as clams. There are also four minor groups including a group of chitons.

Readings:
In Search of Giant Squid. Gene Carl Feldman. NASA. http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/squid_expedition.html. February-March, 1999.
Kaikura. Thomas B. Allen. National Geographic Society. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/kaikoura/. 1997.
The Cephalopod Page. James B. Wood. Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada. http://is.dal.ca/~ceph/TCP/. March, 2002.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Mollusk Checklist
Mollusca - "Shape of Life" series by PBS
Jeff's Nudibranch Site and Coral Reef Gallery
Oysters - U. of Maryland
Monterey Bay Aquarium - Giant Clam, Mussels, Giant Octopus, Red Octopus, Chambered Nautilus, Cuttlefish, Common Market Squid

Organisms:

Marsh Periwinkle (Littorina littorina) - Photo by Mary Hollinger, NESDIS/NODC biologist, NOAA

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