What is an animal's mantle? Mantle means something that covers, enfolds, or surrounds something. It is like a cape. In marine (sea) animals, it is a fold or soft external body wall that lines a shell of a mollusc, cirripede, or brachiopod.…  | MaNi April 30 | What is an animal's mantle? Mantle means something that covers, enfolds, or surrounds something. It is like a cape. In marine (sea) animals, it is a fold or soft external body wall that lines a shell of a mollusc, cirripede, or brachiopod. In a sea slug, the mantle is a "skirt" that runs around the perimeter of the sides of its body where their hidden gills are. In an octopus, its soft, hollow body is called a mantle. | | | |
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