Spur-shell

Spur-shell
Spur-shell Spur"-shell` (sp[^u]r"sh[e^]l`), n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of handsome marine gastropod shells of the genus {Trochus}, or {Imperator}. The shell is conical, with the margin toothed somewhat like the rowel of a spur. [1913 Webster]

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