An invertebrate that has a soft body and a shell is called exosceloton.
Mollusks have soft body and hard shells but some don't even have shells.
Soft-bodied invertebrates are called mollusks, mollusks are snails, snails are mollusks because snail have soft bodies.
They all possess a soft portion of their body known as the visceral mass.
Two traits that a squid shares with other mollusks are the presence of a soft body covered by a mantle and the possession of a radula, a specialized feeding organ used for scraping food.
Marine animals with soft bodies and no backbone are Mollusks.
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Mollusks have a mantle, which is a protective layer of tissue that covers their soft body. The mantle plays a role in shell formation and can also secrete mucus for locomotion or defense.
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Mollusks are soft-bodied animals often covered by hard shells. This group of invertebrates includes a variety of animals; snails, clams, and octopus are the most common. There are more than 85,000 species of mollusks and there is believed to be many more that haven't been identified.
Mollusks have a soft, unsegmented body and live in aquatic or damp habitats, and most kinds have an external calcareous shell.