A mollusk respires through structures called ctenidia (gills), which are housed in the mantle cavity of most mollusks. The mantle cavity is a space between the mollusk's main body and its mantle, an organ with numerous important functions, including shell creation and osmoregulation.
Mantle
mantle
Mollusk Mantle
The thin layer of tissue that covers the body of a mollusk is called the "mantle."
mantle
The mantle of the mollusk helps it protect its delecate skull and grows and shrinks when detectiong danger. The mantle also grows when sexually urged by female mollusks and the mollusk with the largest mantle wins over its mate.
The mantle (the inner portion of the mantle to be exact).
The shell is secreted by the mantle.
They are located in the mantle cavity.
They are located in the mantle cavity.
The three regions of the body of the Mollusk are the head-foot, the visceral mass, and the mantle-shell.