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Animal Kingdom

Question
CBSEENBI11003111

In Mollusca, eye is present over a stalk, called

  • ostracum

  • operculum

  • ommatophores

  • osphradium

Solution

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ommatophores

In Mollusca, each eye is located upon a stumpy peduncle called ommatophore.

Mantle, a loose skin fold, dorsally covers Mollusca body and encloses a mantle cavity. It further contains rectum, genital duct, a penis and a small chemoreceptor called Osphradium.

The large, oval aperture or mouth of the shell can be tightly closed by a thick, plate- like operculum attached to the foot.