mantle
Protective layer of epidermis in molluscs from which the shell is secreted in many species.
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Mollusca
Large, highly diverse invertebrate phylum. Members are difficult to define but generally possess a soft, unsegmented body, and often a shell or shell-like structure secreted by a mantle. Includes all bivalves, cephalopods, and gastropods.