Mollusca Vocab Matching

Learn Mollusca vocabulary! Match terms like Radula, Veliger, and Trocophore to their definitions.

Mollusca Vocabulary Match the vocab word with its correct definition. Radula tongue like structure in cephalopods and gastropods Veliger Swimming larvae stage that contains the foot, mantle and shell Trocophore Immature swimming larvae stage that does not have the foot or shell Coiling Spiral winding of the shell Torsion Twisting of the visceral mass 180 degrees Glochidium Larvae Swimming larvae stage found in freshwater bivalves that attach to the gills or fins of a fish Siphuncle Cord of living tissue found in the Nautilus Hectocotylus Modified arm in cephalopds for reproduction Operculum plate found on the foot of gastropods that covers the shell opening Cephalopods the only class to have a closed circulatory system