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Grade 12Zoology

what is calcareous sheel

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11 Years agoGrade 12
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11 Years ago
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Cacareous is stands for “compose of calcium carbonate”, anythig which is made up of calcium carbonate.
Calcareous shell is a type of shell found in some animals for support and protection of their soft parts, mainly in phylum mollusca in which animals like snails, clams,mussels etc.