It allows the snail or clam to make it's own shell.
It allows the snail or clam to make it's own shell.
The mantle of a clam protects the clam from sunlight in shelled mollusks, the mantle is the organ that forms the shell, and adds to the shell to increase its size and strength as the animal grows.
shows where all the mantle muscles were attached in life
The clam mantle is a thin layer of tissue that surrounds the clam's body and secretes the shell material. It plays a crucial role in shell formation, growth, and repair by depositing calcium carbonate. The mantle also helps in respiration and filter-feeding by creating water currents inside the shell.
A clam has a coelom, which is a fluid-filled body cavity. This cavity provides space for internal organs to develop and function properly.
A clam... so does an oyster.
greenish in color, mantle, nacre, sofe
Calcium Carbonate
the mantle
Mantle
Octopus Squid Cuttlefish Snail Clam
snail, crayfish, clam, mussel, crawfish