The mollusc (or mollusk) shell is typically a calcareous exoskeleton which encloses, supports and protects the soft parts of an animal in the phylum Molluscae, like snails, clams, tusk shells, and several other classes.
Conch.
Gastropod
a one shelled mollusk
Gastropods, or slugs and snails, as opposed to molluscs with two shells which are bivalves.
A mollusk is a sea creature that lives within a shell. A cobra does not live in a shell.
THey use a shell
the function of the its shell is to protect the mollusk's very vulnerable and sensitive organs.
Every mollusk except slugs, which have evolved to not need a shell, has a shell. Snails, clams and other bivalves have an external shell. Octopi, squid and cuttlefish have an internal shell.
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slug
jellyfish
A shell
No, a seahorse is not a mollusk. Seahorses belong to the animal group called fish, specifically within the family Syngnathidae. Mollusks, on the other hand, are a separate group of invertebrates that include creatures like snails, clams, and octopuses.