A snail’s shell grows through the secretion of calcium carbonate by the mantle. As the snail increases in size, the mantle continuously adds new layers to the shell, making it larger.
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A snail’s shell grows through the secretion of calcium carbonate by the mantle. As the snail increases in size, the mantle continuously adds new layers to the shell, making it larger.