Snail-shell

  • 91Tusk shell — The tusk shells or scaphopods are a class of marine mollusks which vary in size from very small to medium sized. The scientific name of this class is Scaphopoda, meaning shovel footed . These mollusks live on soft substrates offshore (usually not …

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  • 92Olive shell — Olive Snail Shells of Lettered olive, Oliva sayana Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 93Zebra top shell — Taxobox name = Zebra top shell image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda ordo = Archaeogastropoda familia = Trochidae genus = Austrocochlea species = A. porcata binomial = Austrocochlea porcata binomial authority =… …

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  • 94wing shell — noun 1. obsolete : elytron 2. a. : any of various marine bivalves of the family Pteriidae and especially the genus Pteria in which the hinge border projects like a wing b. : a shell of the genus Strombus …

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  • 95Apple snail — Apple Ap ple ([a^]p p l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. [ae]ppel, [ae]pl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G. apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. [ a]ple, Dan. [ae]ble, Gael. ubhall, W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. ob[*u]lys, Russ. iabloko; of unknown… …

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  • 96Two-lipped door snail — Taxobox name = Balea biplicata regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda ordo = Stylommatophora familia = Clausiliidae genus = Balea species = Balea biplicata binomial = Balea biplicata binomial authority = (Montagu, 1803) synonyms …

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  • 97agate shell — noun 1. : the shell of the agate snail 2. : agate snail …

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  • 98cone shell — noun : cone 3 d; also : its shell * * * any of numerous, chiefly tropical, marine gastropods of the genus Conus, having a smooth, brightly colored, conical shell with a short, flattened spire. Also called cone snail. * * * cone shell noun A… …

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  • 99helmet shell — 1. a predatory marine gastropod of the family Cassidae, characterized by a thick, heavy shell with a broadened outer lip. 2. the shell of this animal, often used for making cameos. [1745 55] * * * ▪ gastropod family  any marine snail of the… …

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  • 100olive shell — 1. any marine gastropod of the family Olividae, having a polished, highly colored, elongated shell and a large mantle that, when extended, surrounds the shell. 2. the shell itself. [1880 85] * * * ▪ marine snail       any of the marine snails… …

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