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Squid are marine cephalopods of the order Teuthida, which comprises around 300 species. Like all other cephalopods, squid have a distinct head, bilateral symmetry, a mantle, and arms. Squid, like cuttlefish, have eight arms and two longer tentacles arranged in pairs. (The only known exception is the bigfin squid group, which have ten very long, thin arms of equal length.) Modification from ancestral formsSquid have differentiated from their ancestral molluscs in such a way that the body plan has been condensed antero-posteriorly and extended dorso-ventrally. What before may have been the foot of the ancestor is now modified into a complex set of tentacles and highly developed sense organs, including advanced eyes similar to those of vertebrates. The ancestral shell has been lost, with only an internal gladius, or pen, remaining. The pen is a feather-shaped internal structure which supports the squid's mantle and serves as a site for muscle attachment. It is made of a chitin-like substance. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. I need this answer for the pen of the squid. please help me. Asked by Marina - Mon Feb 18 19:03:28 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. The pen is all that is left of the shell that existed in ancient ancestors. So it is probably for support. Answered by ScSpec - Mon Feb 18 19:07:16 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Squid"
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