Gills. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the gills of an asian conch (family Viviparidae), also known as a mystery snail. This edible, li

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Gills. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the gills of an asian conch (family Viviparidae), also known as a mystery snail. This edible, live-bearing snail does not have lungs, living exclusively in water. The gills, which extract dissolved oxygen from the water, are found in the snail's mantle cavity.

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