Mollusca topic

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Mollusc

Molluscs are animals belonging to the phylum Mollusca. There are around 93,000 recognized extant species within this phylum. Molluscs are a highly diverse group, in size, in anatomical structure, in behaviour and in habitat. Representatives of the phylum live in a wide range of environments including marine, freshwater, and terrestrial biotopes. The phylum Mollusca is typically divided into nine or ten taxonomic classes, of which two are entirely extinct. Cephalopod molluscs such as squid,... full article at wikipedia

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Octopuses	Sandra Markle
The Algorithmic Beauty of Sea Shells	Hans Meinhardt
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Library of Congress Classification	QE	801.0	814.0
Library of Congress Classification	QL	401.0	432.0
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