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Mollusks are soft-bodied invertebrates of the phylum Mollusca, usually wholly or partly enclosed in a calcium carbonate shell secreted by a soft mantle covering the body. Along with the insects and vertebrates, mollusks are one of the most diverse groups in the animal kingdom, with nearly 100,000 (possibly as many as 150,000) described species. This is a list of notable mollusks, ordered alphabetically by class. Also included are extinct mollusks. (See also index fossil.)

class Aplacophora

clams, mussels, oysters, and scallops (class Bivalvia)

octopi, squid, cuttlefish, and nautili (class Cephalopoda)

snails and slugs (class Gastropoda)

class Monoplacophora

class Polyplacophora

class Scaphopoda

extinct mollusks

This article was most recently revised and updated by Richard Pallardy.
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