Question

a snail belongs to ______phylum
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Answer 1

Answer:-

A snail belongs to Mollusca phylum.

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Snail belongs to Mollusca as they possess the characteristic feature of molluscs such as unsegmented soft body covered with a calcareous shell. They are the triploblastic, bilaterally symmetrical coelomate.

What is Mollusca ?

= Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda. The members are known as mollusca.

Characteristics of mollusca :-

• They exhibit organ system level of organization
• Their body has a cavity.
• The body is covered by a calcareous shell.
• The body is divided into head, visceral mass, muscular foot and mantle.

Examples of mollusca :-

• Mussels
• Snail
• Slug .......etc.

Answer 2

Phylum Mollusca snail belongs