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Mollusca
By: Riley and Katie
Conus magus
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The phylogenetic tree shows how the Conus
magus is related to other organisms in the
phylum mollusca. It is part if the Gastropods;
which means it is closely related to Bivalves,
Scaphopods, and Cephalopods.
Kingdom  Animalia, Phylum  Mollusca,
Class  Gastropods, Family  Conidae,
Genus  Conus, Species  C. Mangus
Species:
c.magus
Class:
Gastropods
Family:
Conidae
Species:
c.patae
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Order:
Sorbeoconcha
Genus:
Conus
Species:
c.abbas
Life Cycle
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Most animals that are in the mollusca
phylum reproduce sexually including the
conus magus but some reproduce asexual
such as slugs and snails witch are
hermaphrodites (possessing both male and
female organs).
Food Getting
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The conus magus are herbivores; they eat
plant leaves, small fruits, and algae. In the
gastropods class there are herbivores,
omnivores and a wide verity of specialized
carnivores, scavages and even some
parasites. In the Mollusca phylum there are
variety of everything.
Locomotion
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Each mollusca has a muscular organ
called the foot that is used for gripping
or crawling over surfaces. The conus
magus moves the sole in a wave like
motion thrusting the body forward.
Circulation
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The conus magus blood is used to
push the respiratory gases and
nutrients. Most mollusca have an open
circulatory system and have a
chambered heart for pumping blood.
Gas Exchange
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Conus magus uses gills which is usual
for animals who live in the water,
however terrestrial species have
evolved lungs, breathing in oxygen
breathing out carbon dioxide.
Gill
Gill
Foot
Gill
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Digestion
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Breaks down food using a radulae (tongue
like structure with microscopic hooks that
break apart food particles). Has a complete
digestive track with mouth, anus, and
complex stomach. Most have a closed
digestive system with only one opening.
Excrete Waste
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After the food that was not stored
leaves the crop, it then goes to the
stomach into the intestines which lead
to the anus. The food then gets
released.
Interesting Facts
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An octopus has three hearts
Female oysters can produce as many as 500
million eggs per year
There are between 50 000 and 200 000 plus
mollusca species alive in the world today
Paleontologists use fossil shells from the
molluska to tell what the climate might have
been like millions of years ago
Bibliography
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http://bio.fsu.edu/~bsc2011l/sp_05_doc/Mo
llusca_2-22-05.pdf
http://www.hbwbiology.net/taxonomymollusca.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mollusca
http://www.d.umn.edu/biology/courses/bio3
701/Mollusca.htm