mˈɑːlʌsks ɑːɹ dʒˈɛnɚɹəli ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdᵻd mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə lˌɑːfətɹˌoʊkəzˈoʊə, ɐ ɡɹˈuːp dᵻfˈaɪnd baɪ hˌævɪŋ tɹˈoʊkəfˌoːɹ lˈɑːɹviː ænd, ɪnðə kˈeɪs ʌv lˈɪvɪŋ lˌɑːfəfoːɹˈɑːɾə, ɐ fˈiːdɪŋ stɹˈʌktʃɚ kˈɔːld ɐ lˈɑːfəfˌoːɹ.
Molluscs are generally regarded members of the Lophotrochozoa, a group defined by having trochophore larvae and, in the case of living Lophophorata, a feeding structure called a lophophore.