The animal with bilateral symmetry in young stage and radial pentamerous symmetry in the adult stage belongs to the phylum.
A
Annelida
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B
Mollusca
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C
Cnidaria
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D
Echinodermata
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Solution
The correct option is C Echinodermata
Echinoderms are
exclusively marine invertebrate, having some interesting features. Their life
cycle is usually complex. In most echinoderms, the embryo develops into a
planktonic larva with a bilateral symmetry, that attains a pentaradial symmetry
in the adult stage.