Question

how phylum molluscs is different from artropoda

Answer 1

differences:

1) Phylum Arthropoda is the largest phylum of Animal Kingdom, whereas Phylum Mollusca is the second largest.

2)Mollusks are the soft-bodied invertebrates with one or two shells, whereas arthropods are the invertebrates with jointed legs and appendages.

3)Mollusks include snails, clams and squids. Arthropods include spiders, mites, scorpions, shrimps, crabs, lobsters, insects, etc.

4) Unlike the arthropods, some mollusk species have muscular foot for locomotion.

5)Unlike mollusks, arthropods like insects have wings to fly.

6) Mollusks have mantles that secrete calcareous outer or inner shell. Arthropods have exoskeleton made up chitin.