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Many though not all mollusks have a shell. what secretes the shell

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Mantle

In mollusks with shells, the outer cells of the mantle secrete calcium carbonate and conchiolin to form the shell. The mantle is the body wall of a mollusk. It resides below the shell where it covers the body of the animal.






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