tusk shell

A type of marine mollusk with a long, tusk-shaped shell, belonging to the class Scaphopoda. These animals burrow in sand or mud and use tentacles to capture small prey.

• 🇵🇹Tipo de molusco marinho de concha longa e afilada, em forma de presa, pertencente à classe Scaphopoda. Esses animais se enterram na areia ou na lama e usam tentáculos para capturar pequenas presas.

1. Marine mollusk C2 formal

   A type of marine mollusk with a long, tusk-like shell, belonging to the class Scaphopoda.

   • The tusk shell burrows into soft sediment on the ocean floor.
   • Scaphopods, commonly known as tusk shells, have a unique conical shape.
   • Tusk shells use their tentacles to capture microscopic prey.

   🇵🇹Molusco marinho