Abalone is a Gastropod and belongs to the Haliotidae family. It’s common name is sea ear – from haliotis – this name derives from the flattened shape of the shell and the whorls, irregular patterns, that decorate it and are reminiscent of the shape of a human ear. Abalone reproduce ...
Gastropod locomotionGastropod metamorphosisGastropod operculumGastropod reproductionGastropod respirationGastropod shellThe mantle cavity is usually a small area around the gills into which the viscera discharge their wastes. Digestive juices may contain cellulase – one of the very few cases throughout the ...
leaving an imprint and an empty space, it is called an exterior mold or simply a mold. If a space in the structure is filled with minerals and then the original animal or plant part dissolves, it is called a cast. This gastropod is a cast fossil. See more on molds...
Abalone (ab-ah-LOW-nee) is a large marine gastropod mollusk. The large sea snail is most often found in the cold waters of New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Japan, and the west coast of North America. It has extremely rich, flavorful, and highly prized meat that is considered a cu...
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What does the word "gastropod" mean? The Phylum Mollusca The phylum Mollusca is an invertebrate animal phylum and is the second-largest animal phylum, next to the phylum Arthropoda. There are around 85,000 extant mollusk species, which include the octopus, and squid, among others. Mollusks exh...
Turritella (a brown agate that contains abundant gastropod fossils) ADVERTISEMENTHobbyist Rock Tumbler: The machine above is a Thumler's Model B rock tumbler. It is one of the better hobbyist grade tumblers, and it tumbles about ten pounds of rock. It has a metal barrel with a rubber line...
What would be the best anatomical feature to look for to distinguish a gastropod from a chiton? a. Presence of muscular foot. b. Presence of a radula. c. Production of eggs. d. Number of shell plates. What type of symbiotic relationship is found b...
This looks very much like a member ofAncylus, a genus of freshwater limpets. So this could be a gastropod (snail) rather than a bivalve. Snails are part of the Mollusca phylum. Molluscs lay down shell material continuously and can produce rings that mark daily patterns, annual ...
Leech is an aquatic or terrestrial annelid worm known for sucking blood, while Slug is a gastropod mollusk without a shell or with a small internal shell, often found on land. Difference Between Leech and Slug Table of Contents ADVERTISEMENTKey...