mollusk
Snail or octopus
A mollusk is a soft-bodied invertebrate animal, typically with a shell.
The group includes snails, clams, oysters, mussels, octopuses, and squid.
Mollusks are among the most diverse animal phyla, found in oceans, freshwater, and on land.
Many are edible: The restaurant specialized in mollusks—oysters, mussels, and clams.
Also spelled mollusc in British English.
Eight-limbed sea mollusk
- squidTen-armed marine mollusk
- cuttlefishColor-changing cephalopod with internal shell
- nautilusChambered marine mollusk
- tentaclesFlexible grasping appendages
ink · camouflage · jet propulsion · mantle · siphon · arms · chromatophores · intelligence
Shelled, slow-moving mollusk
- slugNaked terrestrial mollusk
- escargotEdible land snails
- nudibranchShell-shedding marine gastropod
- sea slugShell-less marine gastropod
whelk · conch · periwinkle · limpet · cowrie · abalone · sea butterfly · terrestrial
Hard outer covering
- collectionGathered set of items
- specimenIndividual for examination
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
- apertureAdjustable optical inlet
spire · columella · suture · lip · ornamentation · ribbing · coloration · pattern
Edible land snails
- calamariFried squid dish
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
- clamSand-dwelling hinged shellfish
- musselEdible two-shelled mollusk
scallop · octopus · abalone · whelk · conch · geoduck · periwinkle · ceviche
octopus
Eight-limbed sea mollusk
- squidTen-armed marine mollusk
- cuttlefishColor-changing cephalopod with internal shell
- nautilusChambered marine mollusk
tentacles · ink · camouflage · jet propulsion · mantle · siphon · arms · chromatophores · intelligence · beak
shell
Hard outer covering
snail
Shelled, slow-moving mollusk
- slugNaked terrestrial mollusk
- escargotEdible land snails
- nudibranchShell-shedding marine gastropod
sea slug · whelk · conch · periwinkle · limpet · cowrie · abalone · sea butterfly · terrestrial · coiled
shell
Hard outer covering
- collectionGathered set of items
- specimenIndividual for examination
- whorlSpiral arrangement of ridges
aperture · spire · columella · suture · lip · ornamentation · ribbing · coloration · pattern · banding
escargot
Edible land snails
mussel · scallop · octopus · abalone · whelk · conch · geoduck · periwinkle · ceviche · sashimi
clam
Sand-dwelling hinged shellfish
- oysterPearl-bearing edible mollusk
- musselEdible two-shelled mollusk
- scallopFan-shaped edible shellfish
cockle · razor clam · geoduck · quahog · pearl · valve · hinge · adductor · filter feeder · sessile
slimy
Wet, slippery, unpleasant
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- gelatinousViscous and semisolid
- viscousThick and slow-flowing
muscular · rubbery · tender · chewy · soft-bodied · fleshy · moist · mucus · squelchy · squishy
- life formsorganisms, organism, lifeforms, animal, creatures
- living thingsplants, animals, animal, creature, birds
- ocean lifeocean, sea, sea creatures, shark, sea life
- seafoodfish, shrimp, crab, lobster, salmon
- biology termscell, DNA, genetics, genetic, evolution
- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, crustacean, arachnids
molluskcrustacean
Aquatic arthropod with exoskeleton
arthropod · vertebrate · mammal · bird · insect
- mollusk shellsInvertebrate exoskeletons from sea