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The 21 pages that link to Mollusc shell, each with the reason it gives.

• Calcium carbonateBroader topic: Mollusks deposit calcite or aragonite to build their shells.

• ExoskeletonBroader topic: It is a prominent mineralized exoskeleton, though not the same structure as an arthropod cuticle.

• MolluscaRelated: The shell is a prominent mantle product, though it is reduced or absent in some lineages.

• Mantle (mollusk)Related: It is the structure the mantle builds, enlarges, and often repairs.

• CuticleCompared with: It is another secreted external armor, but its mineralized composition differs from cuticle.

• AragoniteBroader topic: Many mollusk shells contain aragonite layers.

• Insect cuticleCompared with: It is another secreted protective covering, built from different materials.

• PearlRelated: Pearl layers use biomineralization processes related to shell formation.

• MolluskBroader topic: Shells are conspicuous, but they are absent or reduced in several major mollusk lineages.

• CalcificationBroader topic: Shell growth is a familiar example of calcium carbonate deposition by an animal.

• DurophagyRelated: Mollusk shells are among the most common barriers targeted by durophagous predators.

• Cone snailRelated: The mantle builds the shell whose shape gives cone snails their common name.

• MonoplacophoraRelated: The mantle secretes the class's single, cap-shaped shell.

• AplacophoraCompared with: The absence of a conventional shell raises questions about shell loss and ancestral molluscan anatomy.

• MalacologyRelated: Shell structure is central to molluscan anatomy, identification, and fossil study.

• SnailRelated: A snail's shell protects its soft body and grows with it.

• HalkieriidRelated: Whether halkieriid plates illuminate the early evolution of molluscan shells remains debated.

• Land snailRelated: A coiled shell protects the snail's body and provides a retreat from danger.

• Animal shellBroader topic: This is the familiar shell form, distinct from a turtle’s internalized bony armor.

• Evolution of molluscsRelated: Shells are among the clearest fossil evidence for early molluscan evolution.

• Tusk shellRelated: The tusk shell is a specialized molluscan shell, curved and open at both ends.