Length:
1:22
The abalone demonstrates the basic body plan of molluscs. A foot is used for movement. A radula is a scraping tongue, and a mantle secretes the shell.
The abalone demonstrates the basic body plan of molluscs. A foot is used for movement. A radula is a scraping tongue, and a mantle secretes the shell.
The abalone’s muscular foot for crawling and hard shell secreted by a mantle to protect soft body parts are a successful design for a bottom dweller.