Molluscoidea
n. pl.-
A division of Invertebrata which includes the classes
Brachiopoda andBryozoa ; -- called alsoAnthoid Mollusca .
Originally the Tunicata were included under Molluscoidea, from which they are known to differ widely in structure and embryology. Molluscoidea were formerly considered a subdivision of Mollusca, but they are now known to have more relationship with Annelida than with Mollusca.

