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What is the heaviest mollusc in terms of mass?


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Molluscs:

  1. Molluscs are soft-bodied invertebrates that are not segmented.
  2. The body is divided into muscular feet and heads.
  3. Organ system organisation is the type of bodily organisation they have.
  4. Calcareous shells are secreted by these creatures. Snails, octopuses, squids, oysters, chitons, and other animals are included.

Heaviest molluscs in terms of mass:

  1. The colossal squid, which lives in the southern oceans, is the heaviest of the molluscs.
  2. The organism has a mantle for mobility, a pair of gills, eight arms, two tentacles, ahead, and two fins, just like a squid.
  3. On its arms and tentacles, it is the only squid with swivelling or three-pointed hooks.

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