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Mollusca
(english) A phylum under kingdom Animalia. A diverse group of soft-bodied animals characterized by a muscular foot, visceral mass and mantle (a fold in the body wall). Body organization very plastic with several body forms. Unsegmented. Usually an internal or external shell. Three tissue layers.

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