Loligo · Squid

Loligo belongs to phylum Mollusca (soft-bodied).

KingdomAnimaliaPhylumMollusca

Classification of Loligo

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMolluscaSoft-bodied
Common nameSquid
NCERTClass 11 Biology, Chapter 4: Animal Kingdom

Why it's in Mollusca

Mollusca: Second largest phylum. Soft body usually inside a calcareous shell; a mantle; a file-like rasping tongue called the radula.

Other NCERT examples of Mollusca

PilaApple snailMollusca
PinctadaPearl oysterMollusca
SepiaCuttlefishMollusca
OctopusDevil fishMollusca
AplysiaSea hareMollusca
DentaliumTusk shellMollusca
ChaetopleuraChitonMollusca

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