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phylum

Mollusca

Mollusca is a phylum in the kingdom Animalia. This database currently files 3 species under it, recorded across 74 countries.

Species filed
3
Threatened
0
Countries recorded
74
With a free photo
100%
Weight range
272.2 kg

What is in Mollusca?

2 classes filed directly under this phylum.

  1. Cephalopoda

    north pacific giant octopus, giant squid

    2 species
  2. Gastropoda

    helix pomatia

    1 species

Best-known members of Mollusca

Ranked by popularity score.

LC, Least Concern
Giant squid (Architeuthis dux)

Giant squid

Architeuthis dux

Architeuthidae

How threatened is Mollusca?

3 of 3 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
LCLeast Concern3100%

Where is Mollusca recorded?

Species on file in this phylum with sighting records in each country. Recorded sightings, not natural ranges.

Canada: 3 speciesUnited States of America: 3 speciesArgentina: 1 speciesDem. Rep. Congo: 1 speciesSudan: 1 speciesRussia: 2 speciesBahamas: 2 speciesNorway: 2 speciesFr. S. Antarctic Lands: 2 speciesSouth Africa: 2 speciesBrazil: 2 speciesVenezuela: 1 speciesFrance: 2 speciesPuerto Rico: 1 speciesNamibia: 2 speciesMali: 1 speciesCongo: 1 speciesLebanon: 1 speciesSouth Korea: 1 speciesIndia: 1 speciesIran: 1 speciesSyria: 1 speciesArmenia: 1 speciesSweden: 1 speciesBelarus: 1 speciesUkraine: 1 speciesPoland: 1 speciesAustria: 1 speciesHungary: 1 speciesMoldova: 1 speciesRomania: 1 speciesLithuania: 1 speciesLatvia: 1 speciesEstonia: 1 speciesGermany: 1 speciesBulgaria: 1 speciesGreece: 1 speciesTurkey: 1 speciesAlbania: 1 speciesCroatia: 1 speciesSwitzerland: 1 speciesLuxembourg: 1 speciesBelgium: 1 speciesNetherlands: 2 speciesPortugal: 2 speciesSpain: 2 speciesIreland: 2 speciesNew Zealand: 1 speciesAustralia: 2 speciesChina: 1 speciesItaly: 2 speciesDenmark: 2 speciesUnited Kingdom: 2 speciesPhilippines: 1 speciesSlovenia: 1 speciesFinland: 1 speciesSlovakia: 1 speciesCzechia: 1 speciesJapan: 3 speciesMorocco: 1 speciesEgypt: 1 speciesBosnia and Herz.: 1 speciesMacedonia: 1 speciesSerbia: 1 speciesMontenegro: 1 species
  • None on record
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. United States3
  2. Canada3
  3. Japan3
  4. South Africa2
  5. Russia2
  6. French Southern Territories2
  7. Australia2
  8. Spain2
  9. Norway2
  10. United Kingdom2
  11. Denmark2
  12. Portugal2
  13. Bahamas2
  14. Ireland2
  15. Namibia2
  16. Brazil2
  17. Netherlands2
  18. France2
  19. Italy2
  20. South Korea1

All species in Mollusca

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Not recordedHelix pomatiaHelicidaeLeast ConcernNot recorded63
North Pacific giant octopusEnteroctopus dofleiniEnteroctopodidaeLeast ConcernNot recorded7
Giant squidArchiteuthis duxArchiteuthidaeLeast Concern272.2 kg26