The thin layer of tissue that covers the body of a mollusk is called the "mantle."
Mollusks have a mantle, which is a thin layer of tissue that covers their body and secretes the shell in shelled mollusks. The mantle plays a key role in respiration, excretion, and shell formation in mollusks.
The mantle (the inner portion of the mantle to be exact).
The thin folded membranous tissue that envelops most of the visceral mass in mollusks is called the mantle. The mantle is common on all mollusks, including those that live in freshwater.
its called a mantel i got it from my 7th grade textbook enjoy peace, love, joy...merry Christmas
Cephalopods are a phylum of mollusks that include squids, octopi, the chambered nautilus, and cuttlefish. All cephalopods have tentacles, most are carnivores, and they are all mollusks. All mollusks have a radula, or toothy tongue, a mantle, or thin layer of tissue that covers the organs and makes the shell, and a muscular foot.
The Mantle
Epithelial tissue
The mantle
The shell membrane is a thin tissue structure upon which the mineralized shell is built.
The mantle in a clam is a thin layer of tissue that surrounds the body and lines the inside of the shell. It is located between the body and the shell of the clam and plays a role in secreting the calcium carbonate that forms the shell.
The pericardium.
The shell as is has a layer of thin skin !!