molluscan
Pertaining to snails
Molluscan means relating to or characteristic of mollusks—the phylum of soft-bodied invertebrates that includes snails, clams, octopuses, and squid.
The term appears mainly in scientific contexts: molluscan fossils, molluscan diversity, molluscan shell structure.
Also spelled molluscous or molluskan.
Single-shelled soft creature
- bivalveTwo-shelled mollusk
- cephalopodTentacled marine mollusk class
- chitonDraped Hellenic attire
- nudibranchShell-shedding marine gastropod
Eight-limbed sea mollusk
- squidTen-armed marine mollusk
- cuttlefishColor-changing cephalopod with internal shell
- nautilusChambered marine mollusk
- inkWriting fluid
jet propulsion · camouflage · intelligence · bioluminescence · tentacle · arm · sucker · beak
Covering or wrap
- radulaMollusk scraping organ
- siphonLiquid transfer tube
- tentacleFlexible grasping appendage
- footLeg's lowest part
gill · nacre · operculum · shell · whorl · apex · beak · gonad
Eight-limbed sea mollusk
- squidTen-armed marine mollusk
- cuttlefishColor-changing cephalopod with internal shell
- nautilusChambered marine mollusk
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
mussel · clam · scallop · abalone · limpet · sea slug · sea hare · whelk
Shelled, slow-moving mollusk
- slugNaked terrestrial mollusk
- escargotEdible land snails
- banana slugYellow shell-less mollusk
- land snailShelled terrestrial gastropod
hermaphrodite · estivation · shell-less · pest · detritivore · nocturnal · moisture · hibernation
gastropod
Single-shelled soft creature
- bivalveTwo-shelled mollusk
- cephalopodTentacled marine mollusk class
- chitonDraped Hellenic attire
nudibranch · sea butterfly · metamorphosis · phylogeny · invertebrate
octopus
Eight-limbed sea mollusk
- squidTen-armed marine mollusk
- cuttlefishColor-changing cephalopod with internal shell
- nautilusChambered marine mollusk
ink · jet propulsion · camouflage · intelligence · bioluminescence · tentacle · arm · sucker · beak · siphon
mantle
Covering or wrap
foot · gill · nacre · operculum · shell · whorl · apex · beak · gonad · nervous system
octopus
Eight-limbed sea mollusk
- squidTen-armed marine mollusk
- cuttlefishColor-changing cephalopod with internal shell
- nautilusChambered marine mollusk
oyster · mussel · clam · scallop · abalone · limpet · sea slug · sea hare · whelk · conch
snail
Shelled, slow-moving mollusk
- slugNaked terrestrial mollusk
- escargotEdible land snails
- banana slugYellow shell-less mollusk
land snail · hermaphrodite · estivation · shell-less · pest · detritivore · nocturnal · moisture · hibernation · calcification
molluscancrustacean
Aquatic arthropod with exoskeleton
arthropod · arachnid · annelid · echinoderm · cnidarian