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a snails has an exoskeleton known as a shell. The shell grows with the snail as it ages.
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Do snails have endoskeleton?
Snails have both exoskeleton and endoskeleton. The shell is the exoskeleton. And the remaining part is endoskeleton.
Are mollusk shells considered exoskeletons?
yes
Do snails have skeletal system?
Snails have shells, and a shell is a type of skeleton (an exoskeleton).
Do snails have bones and what do they have?
Snails do not have bones but they do have a hard outer shell, like a clam, known as an exoskeleton.
Why do snails not need a skeleton?
Snails have shells. Technically, a shell is considered to be a type of external skeleton, or exoskeleton.
Is the snails shell considered an exoskeleton?
yes shells are exoskeletons
What are characteristics of a mollusc's?
Molluscs are animals which have no backbone (invertebrates) and no exoskeleton. These include snails (they have an outer shell but it isn't an exoskeleton) slugs (no shell, no exoskeleton, no bones) octopuses (they have no bones. They aren't fish because all fish have bones.) Sea snails and periwinkles are just other types of snail.
Are snails and butterflies vertebrates animals?
Snails have a shell, but no spine. Butterflies have an exoskeleton, but no spine. The defining characteristic for all vertebrates is a spine, so neither snails or butterflies are vertebrates.
Is a snail an invertabrae?
Yes. Snails do not have a vertebral colum or spine. They have an exoskeleton in the form of their shell.
Is an snails a vertebrate or invertebrate?
Snails are invertebrates. They carry their "skeletal system" (exoskeleton) on the outside in the form of their shells, they do not have internal bones. Vertebrates have internal skeletal systems with a spine and vertebral column.
How do shrimps and crabs differ from snails clam and oyster?
Shrimps and crabs differ from molluscs by having a chitinous exoskeleton and jointed appendages.
How are joints necessary?
Joints are only necessary if your body has a skeleton or an exoskeleton. Worms and snails get by nicely without joints, as do many fish.
