Descriptor in English: | Mollusca |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Moluscos |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Moluscos |
Descriptor in French: | Mollusca |
Entry term(s): |
Mollusc Molluscas Molluscs Mollusk Mollusks |
Tree number(s): |
B01.050.500.644 SP4.016.157.773 |
Scope note: | A phylum of the kingdom Metazoa. Mollusca have soft, unsegmented bodies with an anterior head, a dorsal visceral mass, and a ventral foot. Most are encased in a protective calcareous shell. It includes the classes GASTROPODA; BIVALVIA; CEPHALOPODA; Aplacophora; Scaphopoda; Polyplacophora; and Monoplacophora. |
Annotation: | as animal & food; IM; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; as food, coordinate IM with SHELLFISH (IM) |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
AH anatomy & histology CH chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development GE genetics IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology PH physiology PS parasitology PY pathogenicity RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure VI virology |
See also the descriptors: |
Shellfish
MeSH |
DeCS UI: | 9163 |
Descriptor UI: | D008974 |
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2009/07/06 |
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ORGANISMS
Eukaryota [B01]Eukaryota -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health
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Mollusca
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Concept UI |
M0013992 |
Scope note | A phylum of the kingdom Metazoa. Mollusca have soft, unsegmented bodies with an anterior head, a dorsal visceral mass, and a ventral foot. Most are encased in a protective calcareous shell. It includes the classes GASTROPODA; BIVALVIA; CEPHALOPODA; Aplacophora; Scaphopoda; Polyplacophora; and Monoplacophora. |
Preferred term | Mollusca |
Entry term(s) |
Mollusc Molluscas Molluscs Mollusk Mollusks |
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