What is the fold of dorsal body wall covering the visceral mass in Mollusca known as?

Shell

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Mantle

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Operculum

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B Mantle
The body of the molluscs consists head, muscular foot and visceral mass. The dorsal body wall folds and covered with the visceral mass is called as a mantle and the space between the mantle and the visceral hump is called as mantle cavity.
Thus, the correct answer is B.

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