LOPHOTROCHOZOA
(molluscs and relatives)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
ANNELIDA
segmented worms and leeches
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 		Phylum 51 subtaxa 884 images 61 ident. refs
BRACHIOPODA
lamp shells
Phylum 4 ident. refs
BRYOZOA
bryozoans, ectoprocts and moss animals
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 		Phylum 20 subtaxa 115 images 34 ident. refs
CHAETOGNATHA
arrow worms
Phylum 4 ident. refs
ECHIURA
burrow worms and echiuran worms
Phylum 4 ident. refs
ENTOPROCTA
entoprocts
Phylum 5 ident. refs
GASTROTRICHA
bristle backs, hairy backs or gastrotrichs
Phylum 2 subtaxa 36 images 1 ident. refs
CHAETONOTIDA
an order of gastrotrichs
Order 2 subtaxa 36 images
PAUCITUBULATINA
a suborder of gastrotrichs
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 		Suborder 2 subtaxa 36 images
MOLLUSCA
slugs, snails, bivalves, octopus, sea slugs
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 		Phylum 224 subtaxa 2,586 images 214 ident. refs
NEMERTEA
proboscis worms, ribbon worms
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 		Phylum 4 subtaxa 83 images 17 ident. refs
PHORONIDA
horseshoe worms
Phylum 6 ident. refs
POGONOPHORA
beard worms
Phylum 1 ident. refs
ROTIFERA
rotifers
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 		Phylum 8 subtaxa 94 images 7 ident. refs
SIPUNCULA
sipunculan worms
Phylum 5 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SuperphylumLOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

LOPHOTROCHOZOA (molluscs and relatives) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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