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Arrange the number of species of phylum Arthropoda (, phylum Chordata ( and phylum Mollusca ( in ascending order.
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B < C < A
The number of species in phylum Arthropoda is more than 1.3 billion because insects form the most species-rich taxonomic group (>70% of the total animals). Phylum Mollusca is the second largest phylum with approximately 90000+ species. Phylum Chordata has approximately 60,000 species, among which, half of the species are fishes.
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