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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animals
  3. invertebrates
  4. molluscs
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. organisms
  3. animals
  4. invertebrates
  5. molluscs

Preferred term

molluscs

Type

  • Organism

Definition

  • Information Aquatic invertebrate organisms such as oysters and clams in the phylum Mollusca that typically have a body enclosed in a firm, calcareous shell.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • mollusks

Scope note

  • Includes common types of molluscs; For taxonomic classification SEE Mollusca.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/639

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