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Art Weil <[log in to unmask]>
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Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 10 Sep 2002 08:53:34 -0400
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Is easy!
Mollusks is what I collect.
Other things is what I don't.
    art

Andrew Grebneff wrote:

> >Hello Conch-Lers,
> >
> >I'm sure we have been over this ground before, but for those of us that were
> >sleeping I need to ask a basic fundamental question that is often asked of me.
> >"What makes a mollusk a mollusk?  I have found many sites that give
> >examples of
> >mollusks and characteristics that are commonly found in mollusks.  However, I
> >have yet to find any site that will tell me what characteristic(s) alone
> >separate mollusks, and exclude all other species from this phylum.
> >
> >Sincerely, Bret
> >[log in to unmask]
>
> When present, the radula. Conchiolin. The foot.
>
> The mantle is not unique to these beasts, as brachiopods have one also.

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