Veliger larva occurs in which of the following phylum?
A
Mollusca
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B
Echinodermata
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C
Arthropoda
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D
Cnidaria
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Solution
The correct option is A Mollusca A veliger form of the larvae is the planktonic larvae of sea snails and freshwater snails. These type of larvae is also found most bivalve molluscs and tusk shells. It is the characteristic larva found in molluscs, gastropods, scaphopods and bivalves. It is developed following the trochophore larval stage and further develops to form pediveliger larva.