How molluscs see
37 molluscs have at least one vision value measured in the species itself. The ranges below use measured values only.
- Colour receptor classes, measured in 36 species: 1 to 3.
- Flicker fusion, measured in 2 species: 0.6 to 30 Hz.
Measured values by dial
| Dial | Species with a measured value |
|---|---|
| Colour | 36 |
| Sharpness | 0 |
| Field of view | 0 |
| Sharp zones (foveas) | 0 |
| Night vision | 0 |
| Motion (flicker fusion) | 2 |
Vision types in this group
- Cephalopod colourblind polarisation: 34 species
- Primitive and mirror eyes: 2 species
- : 1 species
Featured
Common cuttlefishCephalopod colourblind polarisation
Common octopusCephalopod colourblind polarisation
All molluscs with pages
| Species | Measured dials | Vision type |
|---|---|---|
| Common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis | colour, motion (flicker fusion) | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Common octopus Octopus vulgaris | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Atlantic bobtail Sepiola atlantica | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Bay scallop Argopecten irradians | colour | Primitive and mirror eyes |
| Beka squid Loliolus beka | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Bigfin reef squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Chambered nautilus Nautilus pompilius | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| European common squid Alloteuthis subulata | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Firefly squid Watasenia scintillans | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Giant African snail Lissachatina fulica | motion (flicker fusion) | |
| Gloomy octopus Octopus tetricus | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Gold-spot octopus Amphioctopus fangsiao | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Golden cuttlefish Acanthosepion esculentum | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Great Atlantic scallop Pecten maximus | colour | Primitive and mirror eyes |
| Hammer octopus Octopus australis | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Hjort’s whiplash squid Mastigopsis hjorti | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Japanese flying squid Todarodes pacificus | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Japanese spineless cuttlefish Sepiella japonica | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Japanese squid Loliolus japonica | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Jewel enope squid Pyroteuthis margaritifera | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Kisslip cuttlefish Acanthosepion lycidas | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Long arm octopus Octopus minor | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Longfin inshore squid Doryteuthis pealeii | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Mimika bobtail squid Euprymna morsei | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Musky octopus Eledone moschata | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Neon flying squid Ommastrephes bartramii | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| North Pacific giant octopus Enteroctopus dofleini | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Pearly jewel squid Histioteuthis meleagroteuthis | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Red-spot octopus Callistoctopus dierythraeus | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Schoolmaster gonate squid Berryteuthis magister | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Southern blue-ringed octopus Hapalochlaena maculosa | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Southern bobtail squid Euprymna tasmanica | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Southern pygmy squid Xipholeptos notoides | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Spear squid Heterololigo bleekeri | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Striking cuttlefish Ascarosepion plangon | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Swordtip squid Uroteuthis edulis | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |
| Veined squid Loligo forbesii | colour | Cephalopod colourblind polarisation |