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How are mollusks and echinoderms different?

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Mollusks

  • Soft bodied animals that typically have an inner or outer shell
  • Most will have a muscular foot that is used for movement, opening their shell or burying themselves in the sand
  • The head region will usually contain mouth and sense organs such as eyes.
  • A soft fold of tissue called the mantle covers most of the mollusks body
  • The mantle produces the shell

Echinoderms

  • An internal skeleton and Spiny skin
  • Five part body plan
  • A water vascular system
  • Tube Feet
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