Jonston created the name mollusca for the cephalopod's and barnacle's.
The common oyster belongs to the phylum Mollusca, class Bivalvia, order Ostreoida, and family Ostreidae. Its scientific name is typically Ostrea edulis.
There are about 2,000 varieties of 'common clams'! However, they all belong to the mollusca phylum and the bivalviaclass.
The scientific name for mussels is Mytilus, which belongs to the class Bivalvia.
The name for the animal type (shellfish, snails) is mollusc, also mollusk.(The term mollusc from the phylum Mollusca, is now as common as the former K spelling.)
The phylum for oysters is Mollusca.
There in the phylum Mollusca
Phylum Mollusca
Mollusca is a phylum, not a subphylum.
No, mollusca (the name of the group) is a Phylum; which is a very broad group.
They are mollusks part of the mollusca group.
The phylum of a squid is Mollusca.