The shell (or in the case of snails also called the 'snail shell') is an external skeleton consisting of lime (calcite and/or aragonite) and other minerals, which is (usually) made by a mollusc (tribe of Mollusca).
The shell gives the animal strength, and protects the animal against external influences such as predation, injury, dehydration, etc. The shell grows with the mollusk during its life.
Photo was taken on the beach of Scheveningen in The Hague.
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