Saturday, November 26, 2016

Mollusca

Animals show following features-
  • Body is bilaterally symmetrical ,triploblastic and with coelom .
  • Body is soft and mostly enclosed in hard shell.
  • Body is divided into head,foot and visceral mass.
  • Muscular foot helps in locomotion.
  • Digestion system is complete.
  • Open circulation system is found.
  • Respiration takes place through body surface or skin.
  • Excretion takes place by metanephredia.
  • Animals are hermaphrodite. 
  • Example - Snail ,Unio,Octopus etc.



Octopus 

Snail

Unio


No comments: