Mollusca

Ammonite

Ammonoidea subclass
Scale 7 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Animalia, Mollusca, Cephalopoda

EXTINCT | 3 POINTS

Play: MOVE of 2.
Despite their large shells that could grow up to 7 feet across, these predatory, squid-like shellfish were capable of swimming.

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Graphic by M.Shanley/AMNHwww.amnh.org/
Ammonites /ˈæmənaɪts/ are an extinct group of marine invertebrate animals in the subclass Ammonoidea of the classCephalopoda. These molluscs are more closely related to living coleoids (i.e. octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish) than they are to shelled nautiloids such as the living Nautilus species. The earliest ammonites appear during the Devonian, and the last species died […] read more

Clam

Bivalvia class
Scale 5 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Animalia, Mollusca, Bivalvia

EXTANT | 2 POINTS

Play: MOVE of 1.
The organs of clams are surrounded by watery blood that contains nutrients and oxygen.

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Graphic by Raúl Martinwww.amnh.org/
“Clam” is an informal term used to refer to bivalve molluscs. They first appeared in Cambrian age rocks 510 million years ago. [1] They presently live in both freshwater and marine habitats, and range in adult size from nearly microscopic to the giant clam, which can weigh 200 kilograms (440 lbs). Some have life cycles […] read more

Saddled Bichir

Polypterus enlicheri
Scale 5 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
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Animalia, Mollusca, Actinopterygii

8 POINTS

• Polypterus enlicheri has a MOVE of 2.

• Polypterus enlicheri has poor eyesight. It primarily hunts by smell.

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Graphic by Yukiko Fujiwarawww.cdb.riken.go.jp/en/05_development/0506_piccard05.html
The body is long and about as deep as it is wide. A serrated dorsal fin runs along most of the body until it meets the caudal fin. The pectoral fins attach just behind and below the gill openings and are the primary means of locomotion, providing a slow, graceful appearance. The pattern of the […] read more

Nudibranch

Nembrotha cristata
Scale 4 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
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Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda

9 POINTS

• Nembrotha cristata has a MOVE of 1.

• Nembrotha cristata can only prey on compatible CORAL or SPONGE SPECIES cards (must be played adjacent to one of these regardless of SCALE)

 

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Graphic by Maki Narosci-ence.org
Nembrotha cristata is a species of colorful sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Polyceridae. This species occurs in the tropical Indo-West Pacific Ocean.[1] Nembrotha cristata is a large black nembrothid that grows to at least 50 mm in length. Its body is covered with green pustules. The rhinophores and […] read more

Flamingo Tongue snail

Cyphoma gibbosum
Scale 4 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
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Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda

9 POINTS

• Cyphoma gibbosum has a MOVE of 1.

• Cyphoma gibbosum eats CORAL, and must be place adjacent to at least 1 compatible CORAL species card (irrespective of SCALE).

 

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Graphic by Maki Narosci-ence.org
The flamingo tongue snail, scientific name Cyphoma gibbosum, is a species of small but brightly-colored sea snail, amarine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the cowry allies. Although the live animal is brightly colored, that color is only in the soft parts; the shell itself is plain white. This Cyphoma is distributed in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. It is the most common of […] read more

Bigfin reef squid

Sepioteuthis lessoniana
Scale 6 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3
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Animalia, Mollusca, Cephalopoda

8 POINTS

• Sepioteuthis lessoniana has a MOVE of 2. • Sepioteuthis lessoniana can only prey on compatible crustacea and actinopterygii SPECIES with a SCALE of 4 or higher.

 

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Graphic by Joe Klocjoekloc.com
Sepioteuthis lessoniana, commonly known as the bigfin reef squid or oval squid, is a commercially important species ofloliginid squid. It is one of the three currently recognized species belonging to the genus Sepioteuthis. Studies in 1993, however, have indicated that bigfin reef squids may comprise a cryptic species complex. The species is likely to include […] read more