A natural predator of the crown-of-thorns sea star is a mollusc called the Giant Triton, Charonia tritonis. If the triton uses a radula to saw into the sea star, then to which clade should the triton belong?

A) chitons

B) bivalves

C) gastropods

D) cephalopods

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Ayana Kirk

Biology

16 October, 20:07

A natural predator of the crown-of-thorns sea star is a mollusc called the Giant Triton, Charonia tritonis. If the triton uses a radula to saw into the sea star, then to which clade should the triton belong?

A) chitons

B) bivalves

C) gastropods

D) cephalopods

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Diya Parsons · Answer 1

C) Gastropods

Explanation:

Radula is the scraping and feeding organ of Gastropods. Since giant triton uses a radula to saw into the sea star, it is obviously a Gastropod. Charonia tritonis or giant triton are large sea snail. They belong to class Gastropoda under phylum mollusca ... These are natural predators of starfish and other small molluscs. Like other molluscs these are also soft bodied animals and have large shells.

A natural predator of the crown-of-thorns sea star is a mollusc called the Giant Triton, Charonia tritonis. If the triton uses a radula to saw into the sea star, then to which clade should the triton belong?A) chitonsB) bivalvesC) gastropodsD) cephalopods

A natural predator of the crown-of-thorns sea star is a mollusc called the Giant Triton, Charonia tritonis. If the triton uses a radula to saw into the sea star, then to which clade should the triton belong?

A) chitons

B) bivalves

C) gastropods

D) cephalopods