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Cryptic Conchology: Shellder's Shell Secrets
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  • 1. Balance term relevant to Shellder's aquatic orientation
  • 2. Microscopic crustacean, hinting at Shellder’s micro-ecosystem
  • 3. Outermost protective organic layer of a mollusk shell
  • 5. Term for early-stage mollusk shell growth
  • 6. Irrelevant but similar marine shell used for isomorphic comparison
  • 10. Analogous appendage, contrasting Shellder's shell defense
  • 11. Describes Shellder’s distinctive attack movement
  • 13. Pertaining to the surface – metaphorically relating to Shellder’s outer shell texture
  • 15. Organism growing on shells, reflecting symbiotic relationships
  • 16. Phylum classification of Shellder's kingdom
  • 18. Class characterized by a hinged double shell
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  • 4. A scented substance historically extracted from sea shells
  • 7. Process by which Shellder forms its protective armor
  • 8. Greek letter symbolizing the curvature of Shellder's shell
  • 9. Descriptive term for shell composition richness
  • 12. Junction line between shell sections or plates
  • 14. Textural term evoking mother-of-pearl iridescence
  • 17. Tissue secreting the shell’s layers in shelled mollusks
  • 19. Composition term for protective exoskeleton substances

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