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Tusk Shells

Scaphopoda Bronn 1862

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The larva is of trochophore type.
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Morphology

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Sense organs are much reduced. A radula is present in the buccal mass, and gas exchange occurs via a ciliated respiratory epithelial area in the mantle. The pericardium, heart and blood vessels are absent.
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