Conchifera

E431200

Conchifera is a major subphylum of mollusks characterized by typically having a single, often external shell, encompassing classes such as bivalves, gastropods, and cephalopods.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Aculifera by shell structure 1
Conchifera canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf subphylum ⓘ
taxon ⓘ
characterizedBy having a shell ⓘ
often having an external shell ⓘ
typically having a single shell ⓘ
contrastedWith Aculifera ⓘ
distinguishedBy presence of well-developed shell plates rather than spicules ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Aculifera by shell structure ⓘ
linked to: Conchifera
etymology derived from Latin for shell-bearing ⓘ
hasBodyPlan soft-bodied animal with calcareous shell ⓘ
hasCommonName conchiferans ⓘ
hasFossilRecord Cenozoic ⓘ
Mesozoic ⓘ
Paleozoic ⓘ
hasMember clams ⓘ
octopus ⓘ
snails ⓘ
squid ⓘ
hasScientificStudyField malacology ⓘ
hasShellType bivalve shell ⓘ
univalve shell ⓘ
includesEcologicalRole filter feeders ⓘ
herbivores ⓘ
predators ⓘ
scavengers ⓘ
includesEconomicallyImportantGroup edible bivalves ⓘ
edible gastropods ⓘ
pearl oysters ⓘ
squid and octopus fisheries ⓘ
includesOrganismsWith bilateral symmetry ⓘ
coelomate body organization ⓘ
freshwater species ⓘ
mantle secreting a shell ⓘ
marine species ⓘ
muscular foot ⓘ
radula in many groups ⓘ
terrestrial species ⓘ
includesTaxon Bivalvia ⓘ
Cephalopoda ⓘ
Gastropoda ⓘ
Monoplacophora ⓘ
Scaphopoda ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
languageOfName Latin ⓘ
partOf Mollusca ⓘ
phylum Mollusca ⓘ
shellComposition calcium carbonate ⓘ
shellLocation external shell ⓘ
taxonomicRank subphylum ⓘ
usedInClassificationSystem mollusk taxonomy ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cephalopoda → subphylum → Conchifera ⓘ
Conchifera → distinguishedFrom → Aculifera by shell structure ⓘ
linked to: Conchifera