Periplaneta belongs to phylum:

Annelida

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Mollusca

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Echinodermata

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Arthropoda

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Solution

The correct option is D Arthropoda
The correct classification of cockroach is :
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Blattodea
Family: Blattidae
Genus: $P e r i p l a n e t a$

It is included in the Phylum Arthropoda because of the presence of these characteristic features: An Exoskeleton, Segmented Bodies, Jointed Appendages, Bilateral Symmetry and Open Circulatory System.
So, the correct answer is option D.

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