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Molluscs - Mollusca

Molluscs (Mollusca) include animals such as snails, slugs, clams, oysters, mussels, squids, octopuses, and nautiluses. These animals have a 'head-foot' muscular structure for locomotion, a visceral mass, mantal, and mantal cavity.

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