Photo of "Snail"

Good afternoon friends! Like all representatives of the gastropods, the snail has an external shell and trunk, which is formed by the head and leg. The body of the cochlea is both a means of transportation, and belly. Above it is covered by a special fold, called a mantle. The space between them is called the mantle cavity. In species inhabiting the saline waters of the seas and oceans, as well as in freshwater reservoirs, the gills lie in the mantle cavity. In order to create a constant flow of water washing the gills of the cochlea, there are in the mantle cavity:

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