Gastropods Flashcards
What is their phylum and class
Mollusca
Gastropoda
What is their shell made of
Calcium carbonate
What are the tentacles used for
Sensing
What does it use to move
Muscular foot
What is each complete coil called
A whorl
Where does the soft boy occupy
The last horn called the body chamber
What is the rest of the whorls called
The spire
What is the apex
The point at which growth and coiling begin
Does a Gastropod have chambers
No
What is their mode of life
Thin shell indicates low-energy environment
Thick shell indicates high-energy environment
A large siphonal canal is used to separate inhalant and exhaling currents
Morphology of Turritella
Burrower
High-energy environments
Filtr feeder
Long spire to hold it in place
Morphology of Buccinum
Short siphon extending upwards and forwards
Carnivorous
