They use an odontophore to support and control a (*) toothed structure used to scrape food off surfaces, the radula.
One species in this phylum transmits flukes that cause schistosomiasis. Some members of this phylum use secretions from the byssal gland to create fibrous threads of protein. Members of one class in this phylum possess a lid-like structure called an operculum. They use an odontophore to support and control a (*) toothed structure used to scrape food off surfaces, the radula. Members of this phylum, classes in which include Gastropoda and Cephalopoda, also possess a muscular foot and a mantle that secretes a shell. For 10 points, name this phylum including squid and snails.
One species in this phylum transmits flukes that cause schistosomiasis.
{Mollusca} [or {mollusks}]