Assertion: mollusk's mantle | /r/Synonym | the pallium
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text: The mantle (also known as the pallium) is the dorsal epidermis in mollusks; shelled mollusks are specialized to secrete a chitinous and hard calcareous shell.
text: This is all covered with a mantle (also known as a pallium) that typically secretes the shell.
text: The mantle (also known as the pallium) is the dorsal epidermis in mollusks; all mollusks except some cephalopods are specialized to secrete a calcareous shell that protects the animal’s soft body.
text: The mantle (also known as the pallium) is the dorsal epidermis in mollusks; all mollusks except some cephalopods are specialized to secrete a calcareous shell that protects the animal’s soft body.