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Mollusca  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Mollusc
  • Molluscs
  • Mollusk
  • Mollusks

Note

  • as animal & food; IM; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; as food, coordinate IM with SHELLFISH (IM)

Scope note

  • A phylum of the kingdom Metazoa. Mollusca have soft, unsegmented bodies with an anterior head, a dorsal visceral mass, and a ventral foot. Most are encased in a protective calcareous shell. It includes the classes GASTROPODA; BIVALVIA; CEPHALOPODA; Aplacophora; Scaphopoda; Polyplacophora; and Monoplacophora.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008974

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