Which group of animals has members with a shell and a radula?

Molluscs have a mantle or mass of soft flesh that covers the soft body and encloses the internal organs. In many species, the mantle produces a hard shell. Not all molluscs produce a shell. Many molluscs have a radula, which, in most species, is a rasp-like scraping organ used in feeding (Fig.

1. Which group of animals contains radula?
2. What group does a shell belong to?
3. What phylum of animals are covered in shells?
4. Which group does not have a radula?
5. Which Mollusca is called tusk shell?
6. What is an octopus radula?

Which group of animals contains radula?

The radula is unique to the molluscs, and is found in every class of mollusc except the bivalves, who use instead cilia, waving filaments that bring minute organisms to the mouth. Within the gastropods, the radula is used in feeding by both herbivorous and carnivorous snails and slugs. HOPE THIS HELPS YOU.

What group does a shell belong to?

shellfish, any aquatic invertebrate animal having a shell and belonging to the phylum Mollusca, the class Crustacea (phylum Arthropoda), or the phylum Echinodermata. The term is often used for the edible species of the groups, especially those that are fished or raised commercially.

What phylum of animals are covered in shells?

mollusk, also spelled mollusc, any soft-bodied invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, usually wholly or partly enclosed in a calcium carbonate shell secreted by a soft mantle covering the body.

Which group does not have a radula?

Clams, oysters, scallops, and mussels are bivalves. This type of mollusk does not have a radula.

Which Mollusca is called tusk shell?

tusk shell, also called elephant's tusk, elephant's tooth, or tooth shell, any of several marine mollusks of the class Scaphopoda. There are four genera of tusk shells (Dentalium is typical and most common) and more than 350 species.

What is an octopus radula?

Posted by Priti_05 on December 23, 2018. In molluscs a rasp-like structure of tiny teeth used for scraping food particles off a surface and drawing them into the mouth. The radula is analogous to a tongue and is used to aid in feeding and rasping through the shells of its prey.