A shell is cozy a cozy bony shelter that keeps the soft delicate parts of the shelled animal safely tucked inside
Royal cloak scallop purple clam Royal thorny oyster Common tusk Mollusks are a group of shelled animals that include bivalves tusk shells and gastropods A shell A bivalve has two shells held together by a gummy hinge It can open and close like a door Tiara Venus A tusk shell sometimes called an elephant's tusk shell or elephant's tooth shell has two openings Sticky tentacles poke out from the larger end to pick up and carry food particles to its mouth Green tusk
showy is Painted snails Wavy turban snail Most gastropods have only one opening with a lid like door called an operculum that can be as thin as a fingernail This door quickly closes when the animal is in danger candy cane snaj Green turban
