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Mollusc shell

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How Do Snails (And Other Molluscs) Create Their Shells?

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Mollusca | Gastropods-Bivalves-Cephlapods |

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Mollusc Animation - Shell Repair

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Mollusca Dissection

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Mollusc shells take a beating without shattering

The mollusc shell is typically a calcareous exoskeleton which encloses, supports and protects the soft parts of an animal in the phylum Mollusca, which includes snails, clams, tusk shells, and several other classes. Not all shelled molluscs live in the sea; many live on the land and in freshwater.