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Tusk shell

Scaphopoda (/skəˈfɒpədə/; from Ancient Greek σκᾰ́φης (skáphēs) 'boat' and πούς (poús) 'foot') is a class of shelled marine molluscs (invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca), whose members are known as scaphopods (/ˈskæfəˌpɒdz/) and commonly called tusk shells or tooth shells. They have a worldwide distribution and are the only class of exclusively…

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Tusk shell

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Triples28
Avg. degree1.98
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Tusk shell

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related to Phylogeny · 11
Tusk shell → An, Analysis, Conchifera, Diasoma, More, Pojeta, Rostroconchia, Runnegar, The, The Diasoma, These
related to Human use · 8
Tusk shell → Bronze Age, Dentalium, MHNT, Middle East, Natufian, Pacific Northwest, The, Tusk
related to Vascular system · 4
Tusk shell → Furthermore, Metabolic, The, These
related to Ecology · 1
Tusk shell → Tusk

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scaphopods shells shell foot molluscs cephalopods body gadilida mantle class scaphopoda dentaliida marine bivalves posterior scaphopod water tusk group molluscan

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Pinnocarisinstance ofimplying an evolutionary succession from ribeirioid rostroconch molluscs0.80text
ratfishinstance ofThis makes them harder to detect by animals0.80text
which can sense the electrical signals given off by the most minute muscle movement.MantleThe mantle of a scaphopod is entirely within the shellinstance ofThis makes them harder to detect by animals0.80text
which can sense the electrical signals given off by the most minute muscle movementinstance ofThis makes them harder to detect by animals0.80text
Tusk shellrelated to EcologyTusk0.60section
Tusk shellrelated to Human useThe0.60section
Tusk shellrelated to Human useDentalium0.60section
Tusk shellrelated to Human usePacific Northwest0.60section
Tusk shellrelated to Human useNatufian0.60section
Tusk shellrelated to Human useMiddle East0.60section
Tusk shellrelated to Human useTusk0.60section
Tusk shellrelated to Human useBronze Age0.60section

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