Dentalium · Tusk shell

Dentalium belongs to phylum Mollusca (soft-bodied).

KingdomAnimaliaPhylumMollusca

Classification of Dentalium

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumMolluscaSoft-bodied
Common nameTusk shell
NCERTClass 11 Biology, Chapter 4: Animal Kingdom

Why it's in Mollusca

Mollusca: Second largest phylum. Soft body usually inside a calcareous shell; a mantle; a file-like rasping tongue called the radula.

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