CATDOLL : CATDOLL: Is conch a shellfish? What kind of animal are shrimps? What kind of animal are conchs and oysters? Are they shellfish?

1. Is conch a shellfish?

Answer: Of course conch is a shellfish.

Conch is a warm-water species that lives mainly in shallow waters with broken corals at low tides, 1-30 meters deep. Like other animals, conch and other mollusks have adapted to a wide variety of environments. From rocks washed by the sea day and night to the dark and muddy deep seabed, each habitat has its own special group of molluscs. Tides affect the characteristics and distribution of mollusks growing on the seashore, as do the characteristics of the geological surface they live on. However, the food provided by sufficient sunlight is obviously more important.

2. What kind of animals are shrimps, conches and oysters? Are they shellfish?

Shrimp are arthropod crustaceans related to crabs and lobsters.

Conches and oysters are mollusks, which are shellfish.

3. Should conchs be raised in separate shellfish ponds?

It is necessary to pay attention to controlling the breeding environment when breeding conchs. They should not be cultured together with other shellfish and should be kept away from the same kind of shellfish to prevent competition for nutrients and fighting.

Determine the breeding quantity based on funds, breeding technology, etc., and then reasonably control the breeding area.

The farm should be surrounded by iron nets to ensure that it is strong enough to prevent the snails from escaping or other shellfish from entering the breeding area during the breeding process.

Insert a proper amount of small bamboo poles into the seine to help the snails climb up the bamboo poles to breathe during the high temperature and lack of oxygen in summer.

4. Are razor clams considered shellfish?

Razor clams are marine shellfish that grow on the beach. You can pick them up when the tide goes out. They taste very delicious.

5. Are snails considered shellfish?

Snails are single-shelled shellfish with great variation in the number, shape and structure of their shells. Some species have one spiral shell (such as snails, snails, and abalone); some species have two valve-shaped shells (such as clams and cockles); some species have eight plate-like shells arranged in a shingle-like manner (such as chitons); some species have one shell wrapped inside the body (such as squid and calamari); and some species' shells are even completely degenerate (such as shipworms).

6. Are shrimps considered shellfish?

Shrimp is not a shellfish. Shrimp is a kind of crustacean arthropod, mostly living in rivers, lakes or seawater. Common species include green shrimp, river shrimp, prawns, etc. Shellfish is a kind of mollusk, mainly distributed in the ocean. Common species include oysters, mussels, clams, squid, snails, etc. Although these are two completely different species, based on human nature, we will not refuse both of them, because both are delicious! The shellfish we usually talk about usually have shells, and all the organs are in the shells. Shrimp is different. The shell of shrimp will protect most of its body, but the head and limbs are exposed, and the shell of shrimp is segmented, not like a large piece of shell.

7. Is jellyfish a shellfish?

Jellyfish belongs to the phylum Cnidaria, class Scyphozoa, order Rhizostomidae, family Rhizostomidae, genus Acarina.

Shellfish belong to the phylum Mollusca, and different shellfish belong to three different classes in the phylum Mollusca - Gastropoda, Bivalvia, and Cephalopoda. Gastropoda usually have a spiral shell, but the shape of the shell varies a lot and is different from one to another. Bivalvia, also known as Bivalvia or Axepoda, is the class with the most species and the greatest economic value among the classes in the phylum Mollusca. It is characterized by having a shell on each side of the body (some species such as abalone have only one shell). There are about 500 existing species of Cephalopoda, most of which are mollusks without shells, such as the familiar squid and octopus, but there are also a few species with shells such as "Nautilus and Argonaut".

PL. The classification system is a hierarchical system, usually including 7 major levels: species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom. Species is the basic unit, closely related species are grouped into genera, closely related genera are grouped into families, families are subordinate to orders, orders are subordinate to classes, classes are subordinate to phyla, and phyla are subordinate to kingdoms.

8. Is squid a shellfish?

The real name of the squid is cuttlefish, also known as cuttlefish, squid or cuttlefish. It is an animal of the order Sepiformes of the phylum Mollusca, class Cephalopoda. When the squid encounters a strong enemy, it will "spray ink" as a way of escape and wait for an opportunity to leave, hence the names "squid" and "cuttlefish". There are small pigment sacs in its skin that change color and size with the change of "emotions". The squid can jump out of the sea and has an amazing ability to fly in the air. Like squid and octopus, it is a marine mollusk, and none of the three are fish.

9. Are river clams considered shellfish?

Mussels are shellfish

River clams are a type of mollusk, which is somewhat similar to shells. They are generally found in rivers. They are oval in shape, with a thin shell that is easy to break and has a certain texture. The shell surface is relatively smooth. Inside the shell is river clam meat, which is usually used to make dishes. It tastes very delicious and is rich in nutrients. Some river clams that have grown for many years may naturally form pearls inside.

10. Are shellfish animals?

Shells are not animals, but shelled creatures are animals. Shells are the mantles of molluscs living near the water. They are calcified substances formed by the secretions of a special glandular cell of the molluscs to protect the soft parts of the body.

Shells are calcified substances secreted by special glandular cells of mollusks. They are the mantles of mollusks that live near water. Animals have the following characteristics: they need nutrition to live; they can breathe; they can eliminate waste produced in the body; they can respond to external stimuli; they can grow and reproduce; they have the characteristics of inheritance and variation; and they are composed of cells.