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Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks [a] (/ ˈ m ɒ l ə s k s /). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda . [ 5 ]
This is a partial list of edible molluscs. Molluscs are a large phylum of invertebrate animals, many of which have shells . Edible molluscs are harvested from saltwater, freshwater, and the land, and include numerous members of the classes Gastropoda (snails), Bivalvia (clams, scallops, oysters etc.), Cephalopoda (octopus and squid), and ...
Shellfish include various species of molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms. In most parts of the world, fish are generally not considered seafood even if they are from the sea. In the US, the term "seafood" is extended to fresh water organisms eaten by humans, so any edible aquatic life may be broadly referred to as seafood in the US.
This category is for articles which discuss the use of a common (vernacular) name shared by multiple species of molluscs which do not correspond to a taxon. Pages in category "Mollusc common names" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
Lists of molluscs by location (6 C, 10 P) G. Lists of gastropods (1 C) P. Lists of prehistoric molluscs (5 P) Pages in category "Lists of molluscs"
Molluscs that are consumed as food. Pages in category "Edible molluscs" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
The genus consists of small to very large, edible, herbivorous sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs. The number of species recognized worldwide ranges between 30 [3] and 130, [4] with over 230 species-level taxa described. The most comprehensive treatment of the family considers 56 species valid, with 18 additional subspecies. [5]
Haliotis cracherodii, the black abalone, is a species of large edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalone. [4]This species is relatively small compared with most of the other abalone species from the eastern Pacific, and it has a relatively smooth dark shell.