EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The mantle (also known by the Latin word pallium meaning mantle, robe or cloak, adjective pallial) is a significant part of the anatomy of molluscs: it is the dorsal body wall which covers the visceral mass and usually protrudes in the form of flaps well beyond the visceral mass itself.

Detailed explanation-2: -All molluscs have a specialized foot used in digging, grasping, or creeping. The foot is a muscular organ modified into different forms in different molluscan classes (Fig. 3.53). Molluscs have a mantle or mass of soft flesh that covers the soft body and encloses the internal organs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mollusks have a muscular foot used for locomotion and anchorage that varies in shape and function, depending on the type of mollusk under study. In shelled mollusks, this foot is usually the same size as the opening of the shell. The foot is a retractable as well as an extendable organ.

Detailed explanation-4: -The body plan of a mollusk usually consists of a head region, a muscular foot, and a visceral mass of internal organs that is often contained within a dorsal shell. Each class possesses some variation on this basic plan.