Snail-shell
101River snail — River Riv er, n. [F. riv[ e]re a river, LL. riparia river, bank of a river, fr. L. riparius belonging to a bank or shore, fr. ripa a bank or shore; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Arrive}, {Riparian}.] 1. A large stream of water flowing in a bed or… …
102Clench's middle-toothed land snail — Mesodon clenchi Three views of a shell of Mesodon clenchi Conservation status …
103banded Florida tree snail — a tree dwelling snail, Liguus fasciatus, of Florida and nearby keys, having a long, conical shell in many color variations: now greatly reduced in numbers. Also called lig snail. * * * …
104white-lipped snail — noun a kind of snail, Cepaea hortensis, very similar to the grove snail, but with a white band at the lip of the shell …
105at a snail's pace — very slowly. The action moves at a snail s pace in this film, as if all the characters were asleep. Etymology: from the fact that a snail (= a small animal with a round shell) moves very slowly …
106banded Florida tree snail — a tree dwelling snail, Liguus fasciatus, of Florida and nearby keys, having a long, conical shell in many color variations: now greatly reduced in numbers. Also called lig snail …
107ram's-horn snail — «RAMZ HRN», a freshwater snail with a flat coiled shell, commonly found in aquariums …
108slipper shell — ▪ gastropod (genus Crepidula), any marine snail belonging to the family Calyptraeidae (subclass Prosobranchia, class Gastropoda), in which the humped or flattened shell has a decklike half partition inside. Slipper shells occur worldwide in… …
109turban shell — ▪ gastropod family any marine snail of the family Turbinidae (subclass Prosobranchia of the class Gastropoda) that has a wide aperture in the first whorl of the stout shell, which is topped by a bulbous, turbanlike coil. The shell may be beaded …
110carrier shell — noun A marine snail (species: Xenophoridae) which cements stones and shell fragments to its own shell. Syn: mason shell …
