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Mollusc shell

The mollusc (or mollusk) shell is typically a calcareous exoskeleton which encloses, supports and protects the soft parts of an animal in the phylum Mollusca, which includes snails, clams, tusk shells, and several other classes. Not all shelled molluscs live in the sea; many live on the land and in freshwater.

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Damage to shells in collections

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Mollusc shell

Nodes86
Edges85
Triples29
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.023256
Components1

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Mollusc shell

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related to Evolution · 6
Mollusc shell → Cambrian, However, Large, Mollusc, Most, The
related to Formation · 5
Mollusc shell → Any, Cobcrephora, The, This, When
see also · 5
Mollusc shell → Articles, Bailey-Matthews Shell MuseumSeashell, Brachiopod, Gastropod, Margaret Jope
related to Damage to shells in collections · 4
Mollusc shell → As, Byne's, Bynesian, This
related to Pattern formation · 3
Mollusc shell → Gierer-Meinhardt, The, Turing

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the caudofoveatainstance ofand some smaller groups0.80text
solenogastresinstance ofand some smaller groups0.80text
pyrrolesinstance ofThese shell pigments sometimes include compounds0.80text
porphyrins.Shells are almost always composed of polymorphs of calcium carbonate - either calcite or aragoniteinstance ofThese shell pigments sometimes include compounds0.80text
top snailsinstance ofmostly in the more ancient families0.80text
those induced by exposure to high platinum concentrationsinstance ofand can be triggered by relatively minor developmental modifications0.80text
Mollusc shellrelated to Damage to shells in collectionsAs0.60section
Mollusc shellrelated to Damage to shells in collectionsThis0.60section
Mollusc shellrelated to Damage to shells in collectionsByne's0.60section
Mollusc shellrelated to Damage to shells in collectionsBynesian0.60section
Mollusc shellrelated to EvolutionThe0.60section
Mollusc shellrelated to EvolutionHowever0.60section

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