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The radula is a tongue-like organ studded with rows of tiny, chitinous teeth called radular teeth. There may be over 100 teeth on the radula, arranged in transverse rows, one behind the other.

The radula sounds like something from a horror movie -- a conveyor belt lined with hundreds of rows of interlocking teeth. In fact, radulas are found in the mouths of most molluscs, from the giant ...

In general, among Mollusks, the mouth opens into a buccal cavity. In most classes of Mollusks, the buccal cavity contains a tongue called the odontophore. The odontophore possess multiple rows of ...

"The radula is used by both carnivorous and herbivorous molluscs to rasp fragments of food into their mouth — hence the Latin name 'radula' [which means] 'little scraper,'" said Tom White ...

But after a closer look, that theory fell flat, as the teeth were revealed to be remnants of T. wellsi ’s last meal, inside its digestive tract. Now, the animal’s radula offers a new clue.

Snail Teeth Imagine going to the dentist with this set of teeth! These are teeth located on a snail’s “tongue,” or radula, also called a rasper, which is constantly licking the ground to scrape up and ...

Snails, often underestimated, possess a remarkable 25,000 teeth, surpassing all other creatures. These microscopic teeth, located on a ribbon-like organ called the radula, aid in scraping and ...

If we ignore the fact that invertebrates don’t have teeth, then the winner in this category would go to snails and slugs, which have radula — basically a kind of mat covered with tooth-like hooks for ...

The radula is a tongue-like organ studded with rows of tiny, chitinous teeth called radular teeth. There may be over 100 teeth on the radula, arranged in transverse rows, one behind the other.