Best Mollusks
The Top Ten
1 Octopus
An octopus (octopuses or octopodes, see below for variants) is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda. The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefish, and nautiloids. Like other cephalopods, an octopus is bilaterally symmetric with two eyes and a beaked mouth at the center point of the eight limbs. The soft body can radically... read more
An octopus (octopuses or octopodes, see below for variants) is a soft-bodied, eight-limbed mollusc of the order Octopoda. The order consists of some 300 species and is grouped within the class Cephalopoda with squids, cuttlefish, and nautiloids. Like other cephalopods, an octopus is bilaterally symmetric with two eyes and a beaked mouth at the center point of the eight limbs. The soft body can radically... read more Even though I like snails the best in terms of cuteness, octopuses (yes, that's the correct plural) are amazing. They can open jars from the inside, solve complex puzzles, climb smooth surfaces that a human could not, squirt ink, and one species, the mimic octopus, mimics other poisonous sea creatures to evade predators. Not to mention they can fit through an opening the size of an average quarter.
2 Squid
Squid are cephalopods of the order Teuthida, which comprises around 304 species. Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head, bilateral symmetry, a mantle, and arms.
Squid are cephalopods of the order Teuthida, which comprises around 304 species. Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head, bilateral symmetry, a mantle, and arms.
3 Scallop
4 Soft-Shell Clam
5 Snail
Snail is a common name that is applied most often to land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs.
Snail is a common name that is applied most often to land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs.
6 Whelk
7 Blue Mussel
8 Cockle
9 Limpet
10 Razor Clam
The Contenders
11 Cuttlefish
Cuttlefish are marine animals belonging to the class Cephalopoda, which also includes squids, octopuses, and nautiluses. Despite their name, cuttlefish are not fish but mollusks.
Cuttlefish are real masters of disguise-able to change their appearance at will. With no internal skeleton, they can mold their bodies into all sorts of strange shapes and sizes. Their skin is packed with chromatophores,... read more
Cuttlefish are marine animals belonging to the class Cephalopoda, which also includes squids, octopuses, and nautiluses. Despite their name, cuttlefish are not fish but mollusks.Cuttlefish are real masters of disguise-able to change their appearance at will. With no internal skeleton, they can mold their bodies into all sorts of strange shapes and sizes. Their skin is packed with chromatophores,... read more
12 Nautilus
13 Slug
14 Vampire Squid
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