Mollusca

Gastropoda, Monoplacophora, Bivalvia, Polyplacophora, Scaphopoda, Aplacophora & Cephalopoda

Taxonavigation

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classes (9): Aplacophora – Bivalvia – Cephalopoda – Gastropoda – †Helcionelloida – Monoplacophora – Polyplacophora – †Rostroconchia – Scaphopoda

Superfamilia Incertae sedis (2): †Bellerophontoidea – †Macluritoidea
Genus Incertae sedis (2): Doridoeides – †Wiwaxia

Name

Mollusca Linnaeus, 1758

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Affenzeller, S. & Steiner, G. 2017. Catalog of taxa introduced by Luitfried Salvini-Plawen (1939–2014). Zootaxa 4337(1): 73–90. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4337.1.3. Reference page. 
• Bieler, R. & Petit, R.E. 2012. Molluscan taxa in the publications of the Museum Godeffroy of Hamburg, with a discussion of the Godeffroy Sales Catalogs (1864–1884), the Journal des Museum Godeffroy (1873–1910), and a history of the museum. Zootaxa 3511: 1–80. Preview PDF Reference page. 
• Chapple, E.H. 1934. Additions to the Tertiary Mollusca of Victoria. Memoirs of the National Museum Melbourne 8: 162–165, plate XIX. DOI: 10.24199/j.mmv.1941.8.13 BHL Reference page. 
• Chapple, E.H. 1941. New species of Tertiary Mollusca from Victoria. Memoirs of the National Museum Melbourne 12: 119–124, plate XIV. DOI: 10.24199/j.mmv.1941.12.08 BHL Reference page. 
• Cortés, J. 2017. Marine biodiversity baseline for Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica: published records. ZooKeys 652: 129–179. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.652.10427. Reference page. 
• Crocetta, F., Macali, A., Furfaro, G., Cooke, S., Villani, G. & Valdés, Á. 2013. Alien molluscan species established along the Italian shores: an update, with discussions on some Mediterranean “alien species” categories. ZooKeys 277: 91–108. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.277.4362 Reference page. 
• Fasulo, G., Duraccio, S., Federico, A. & Crocetta, F. 2019. The (almost) unknown Italian naturalist Raffaello Bellini (1874–1930): biography, malacological publications, and status of his recent molluscan taxa. Zootaxa 4668(3): 343–369. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4668.3.3 Reference page. 
• Ghiglione, C., Alvaro, M.C., Griffiths, H.J., Linse, K. & Schiaparelli, S. 2013. Ross Sea Mollusca from the Latitudinal Gradient Program: R/V Italica 2004 Rauschert dredge samples. ZooKeys 341: 37–48. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.341.6031 Reference page. 
• Huang, C.-W., Hsiung, T.-W., Lin, S.-M., Wu, W.-L. 2013. Molluscan fauna of Gueishan Island, Taiwan. ZooKeys 261: 1–13. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.261.4197 Reference page. 
• McGhie, H.A. 2008. Catalogue of type specimens of molluscs in the collection of The Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, UK. ZooKeys 4: 1–46. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.4.32 Reference page. 
• Negri, M.P. & Corselli, C. 2016. Bathyal Mollusca from the cold-water coral biotope of Santa Maria di Leuca (Apulian margin, southern Italy). Zootaxa 4186(1): 1–97. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4186.1.1. Reference page. 
• Ortigosa, D., Suárez-Mozo, N.Y., Barrera, N.C. & Simões, N. 2018. First survey of Interstitial molluscs from Cayo Nuevo, Campeche Bank, Gulf of Mexico. ZooKeys 779: 1–17. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.779.24562 Reference page. 
• Petit, R.E. 2010. The magellanic Mollusca of Rochebrune and Mabille. Zootaxa 2723: 41–65. Preview Reference page. 
• Pimenta, A.D., Monteiro, J.C., Barbosa, A.F., Salgado, N.C., Coelho, A.C. dos S. 2014. Catalogue of the type specimens deposited in the Mollusca Collection of the Museu Nacional / UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Zootaxa 3780(1): 51–107. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3780.1.3 Reference page. 
• Rosenberg, G. 2014. A new critical estimate of named species-level diversity of the Recent Mollusca. American Malacological Bulletin 32(2): 308–322. DOI: 10.4003/006.032.0204 Reference page. 
• Rosenfeld, S., Aldea, C., Mansilla, A., Marambio, J. & Ojeda, J. 2015. Richness, systematics, and distribution of molluscs associated with the macroalga Gigartina skottsbergii in the Strait of Magellan, Chile: A biogeographic affinity study. Zookeys 519: 49-100. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.519.9676 Full article Reference page. 

Links

• ZipcodeZoo.com: Mollusca (Phylum)
• Mollusca in the World Register of Marine Species

Vernacular names

Alemannisch: Weichtierer
Boarisch: Woachviecher
беларуская: Малюскі
български: Мекотели
বাংলা: মোলাস্কা, কাম্বোজ
català: Mol·luscs
corsu: Mulluschi
čeština: Měkkýší
Deutsch: Weichtiere
Ελληνικά: Μαλάκια
English: Molluscs
español: Moluscos
eesti: Limused
فارسی: نرم‌تنان
suomi: Nilviäiset
Nordfriisk: Wokdiarten
français: Mollusques
galego: Moluscos
עברית: רכיכות
hrvatski: Mekušci
magyar: Puhatestűek
հայերեն: Փափկամարմիններ
italiano: Molluschi
日本語: 軟体動物門
한국어: 연체동물
lietuvių: Moliuskai
latviešu: Gliemji
македонски: Мекотели
Nederlands: Weekdieren
polski: Mięczaki
português: Moluscos
русский: Моллюски
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Mekušci
slovenčina: Mäkkýše
slovenščina: Mehkužci
svenska: Blötdjur
தமிழ்: மெல்லுடலிகள்
Tagalog: Kumabibi
Türkçe: Yumuşakçalar
Tiếng Việt: Động vật thân mềm
中文: 软体动物

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