Mollusca
The molluscs or mollusks/ˈmɒləsks/ compose the large phylum of invertebrate animals known as the Mollusca. Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. Molluscs are the largest marine phylum, comprising about 23% of all the named marine organisms. Numerous molluscs also live in freshwater and terrestrial habitats. They are highly diverse, not just in size and in anatomical structure, but also in behaviour and in habitat. The phylum is typically divided into 9 or 10 taxonomic classes, of which two are entirely extinct. Cephalopod molluscs, such as squid, cuttlefish and octopus, are among the most neurologically advanced of all invertebrates—and either the giant squid or the colossal squid is the largest known invertebrate species. The gastropods (snails and slugs) are by far the most numerous molluscs in terms of classified species, and account for 80% of the total. The scientific study of molluscs is called malacology.
Podcasts:
Mollusk
ALBUMS
- Accretions released: 2001
Accretions
Released 2001- The Sea
- Argonautica Three
- Barnacle: Archipelago
- Evolution of the Snail's Brain, Part 1
- Evolution of the Snail's Brain, Part 2
- Evolution of the Snail's Brain, Part 3
- Evolution of the Snail's Brain, Part 4
- Evolution of the Snail's Brain, Part 5
- Evolution of the Snail's Brain, Part 6
- Hadal
- Barnacle: Island
- The Cry of the Distant Nautilus
Mollüsk
ALBUMS
Mollusk
by: Beachwood SparksYou are the warmth of the sun, the sun
I am like your shadow,
Happy faces, sad eyes
Told the story of the land
No trace left, of what we are
Only the burning sand
You control the space and the time
How it shines
I am like your shadow,
And I am like your shadow
Happy faces, gleaming eyes
Reflect the music in your hair