Gastropod shell
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Upper image: dosrsal view, whorl (apex) position,
central image: ventral view,
down image: base or umbilicus position
Gastropod shell is animal shell of gastropods. It is produced by mantle.
Most gastropods have a shell, which is in one piece and typically spirally coiled due of torsion.
Parts of gastropod shell may include:
Various types of shells:
 planispiral shell - Marisa cornuarietis |
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 shell - Cypraea nebrites |
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