| WHELK | A carnivorous marine gastropod mollusc of the family Buccinidae |
| COWRIE | A marine gastropod mollusc of the family Cypraeidae, with a glossy brightly-marked shell with an elongated opening |
| ORMER | Edible marine gastropod mollusc of the abalone family such as the green ___ (5) |
| SNAIL | Any spiral-shelled gastropod mollusc of the family Helicidae, especially the common Cornu aspersum (formerly Helix aspersa) (5) |
| ABALONE | Marine gastropod mollusc of the genus Haliotis (7) |
| TEREDO | Genus of marine bivalve molluscs of the family Teredinidae known as the shipworms (6) |
| COCKLE | A sand-burrowing bivalve mollusc of the family Cardiidae |
| OYSTER | Bivalve mollusc of the family Ostreidae, eaten as a delicacy (6) |
| EARSHELL | Ormer, mollusc of the family Haliotidae (3-5) |
| CHOP | A thick "cracked"-off cut of meat for a carnivorous treat; a downward karate beat; a calf's chaffy hay or wheat; or, a Chinese seal on a sheet (4) |
| CEPHALOPOD | Any marine mollusc of the class that includes the octopus, squid, cuttlefish and nautilus (10) |
| BIVALVE | A mollusc of the class Pelecypoda, which includes clams, cockles, oysters and mussels |
| CONCH | Tropical marine mollusc of the genus Strombus (5) |
| CUTTLEFISH | Mollusc of the genus Sepia having a broad flattened body (10) |
| RAZORFISH | Bivalve mollusc of the genus Solen (9) |
| SCALLOP | Edible bivalve mollusc of the Pecten genus (7) |
| GASTROPOD | Mollusc of the class which includes slugs and snails (9) |
| PITCHER | A large earthen jug; any ewer; an urn-like insect trap of a carnivorous plant such as the huntsman's cup; or, in baseball, a "twirler" (7) |
| RAZORCLAM | Any of various sand-burrowing bivalve molluscs of the genera Ensis or Siliqua, such as Siliqua patula |
| FLYTRAP | The Venus ___ is a carnivorous plant native to the US east coast (7) |