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(B) In the phylum $Mollusca$, the body is covered by a calcareous shell and is unsegmented with a distinct head, muscular foot, and visceral hump. A s

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Mantle cavity

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(B) In the phylum $Mollusca$, the body is covered by a calcareous shell and is unsegmented with a distinct head, muscular foot, and visceral hump. A soft and spongy layer of skin forms a mantle over the visceral hump. The space between the visceral hump and the mantle is called the $mantle 	ext{ } cavity$. In this cavity, feather-like gills are present which have respiratory and excretory functions. Therefore, the correct answer is the mantle cavity.

In $Mollusca$, the feather-like gills are located in the:

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