Question

In which one of the following the genus name its two characters and its phylum are not correctly matched, whereas the remaining three are correct

	Genus name	Characters	Phylum
(a)	Pila	(i) Body segmented (ii) Mouth with radula	Mollusca
(b)	Asterias	(i) Spiny skinned (ii) Water vascularsystem	Echinodermata
(c)	Sycon	(i) Pore bearing (ii) Canal system	Porifera
(d)	Periplaneta	(i) Jointed appendages (ii) Chitinous exoskeleton	Arthropoda

• A. a
• B. b
• C. c
• D. d

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Pila, belonging to the Phylum Mollusca, has unsegmented body and has a rasping organ, radula in the mouth meant for feeding.