Assertion: gastropod's shell | /r/HasProperty | large
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: for protection from predation
type: PURPOSE
value: in most shelled molluscs
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: However, the common name snail is also used for most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have a coiled shell that is large enough for the animal to retract completely into.
text: The shell is so large that traditional uses have included use as a water carrier and, unfortunately for the king of snails, as a source of lime.
text: In most shelled molluscs, the shell is large enough for all of the soft parts to be retracted inside when necessary, for protection from predation or from desiccation.
text: If the shell is found to be too large, the crab goes back to its own shell and then waits by the vacant shell for anything up to 8 hours.
text: The ventricose shell of adult Tonna galea is very large, with an average height of 6 inches (150 mm).