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Which of the following are classified as a mollusks?
A
Bees
B
Slugs
C
Frogs
D
Monkeys
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Class Gastropoda (in Phylum Mollusca) includes the groups pertaining to snails and slugs.

Detailed explanation-2: -They include snails, slugs and other gastropods; clams and other bivalves; squids and other cephalopods; and other lesser-known but similarly distinctive subgroups.

Detailed explanation-3: -Slugs and snails belong to the Phylum Mollusca and are more closely related to octopi than insects. Mollusks are a large and diverse group of animals of worldwide distribution. The slugs and snails are much like some insects in their biology.

Detailed explanation-4: -A page within Zoo-lab. Class Gastropoda – snails, slugs, limpets, whelks, conchs, periwinkles, etc. Class Bivalvia – clams, oysters, mussels, scallops, cockles, shipworms, etc. The Class Scaphopoda contains about 400 species of molluscs called tooth or tusk shells, all of which are marine.

Detailed explanation-5: -ark shell (family Arcidae) cockles (family Cardiidae) coquina clam (genus Donax) gaper clams (Tresus nuttallii and Tresus capax) geoduck (Panopea generosa) jingle shells (family Anomiidae) mussels (families Mytilidae and Unionidae) genus Nuculana. More items

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