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Which one of the following molluscan gro...

Which one of the following molluscan groups is primarily used in the pearl formation

A

Monoplacophorans

B

Cephalopods

C

Gastropods

D

Pelecypods

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D
Pearls form when an irritant - usually a parasite and not the proverbial grain of sand - works its way into an oyster, bivalve mollusks or pelecypods
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