Chapter 21 Web Links

Chapter 21 Molluscan Success

Phylum Mollusca. This site provides information on the molluscan classes.

Phylum Mollusca. General information on the mollusks.

Mollusca. Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. Pictures, characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, references on mollusks. Pictures and references, and links to polyplacophorans, gastropods, bivalves and cephalopods. Most sites have reference lists.

Mollusca. A page from Albion College on Molluscs.

Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan. Phylum Mollusca. Information on mollusks, and links to all 7 classes of mollusks. Some images may not be displayed due to copyright restrictions.

Gastropods and Other Molluscs

Mollusca. Keys to Marine Invertebrates of the Woods Hole Region. Descriptive information, definition of terminology, and keys to the bivalves and gastropods of the Woods Hole Region.

Clam Dissection. University of Minnesota. Nice photograph of internal anatomy, but not labeled.

Clam Dissection Guide. A guide only, no photographs or diagrams, yet there is much material on taxonomy, and description of structure and function.

Zebra Mussel Research Program. Zebra mussels, an introduced mollusk, are now found in a great number of eastern waterways in the United States. This site has an enormous amount of information, as well as photos.

Cephalopods

Cephalopod Page. Information and images of cephalopods.

Cephalopoda. Information, links and references on cephalopods.

Class Cephalopoda. From the University of Michigan.

Dissection of the Squid. Terrific photos of external and internal organs (loads slowly); some pictures are labeled, others are not. Separate pictures of various aspects of external anatomy, individual pictures of various internal organs or organ systems.

Squid Dissection. This lesson plan was actually designed for students in grade 2, but there are some interesting facts!

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