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  2. Radula - Wikipedia

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    The radula (US: / ˈ r æ dʒ ʊ l ə /; pl.: radulae or radulas) [1] is an anatomical structure used by mollusks for feeding, sometimes compared to a tongue. [2] It is a minutely toothed, chitinous ribbon, which is typically used for scraping or cutting food before the food enters the esophagus .

  3. Patella vulgata - Wikipedia

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    The radula in this species is longer than the shell itself. It contains 1,920 teeth in 160 rows of 12 teeth each. Patella vulgata is found attached to firm substrates from the high shore to the edge of the sublittoral zone, although it predominates in areas of wave action. Its shell is conical, up to around 6 cm long, and lacks defined chirality.

  4. Coralliophila radula - Wikipedia

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    Coralliophila radula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1] References

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    Ultimately, 12 dogs living near a man-made pond with those snails present tested positive. Dillman said the location of that pond was only a couple of miles from the Colorado River.

  6. Conus geographus - Wikipedia

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    Conus geographus, popularly called the geography cone or the geographer cone, is a species of predatory cone snail. It lives in reefs of the tropical Indo-Pacific, and hunts small fish. While all cone snails hunt and kill prey using venom, the venom of Conus geographus is potent enough to kill humans. [3]

  7. Diloma radula - Wikipedia

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    Diloma radula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. [2] Description.

  8. Limpet - Wikipedia

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    Development of limpet teeth occurs in conveyor belt style, where teeth start growing at the back of the radula, and move toward the front of this structure as they mature. [8] The growth rate of the limpet's teeth is around 47 hours per row. [9] Fully mature teeth are located in the scraping zone, the very front of the radula.

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