mollusc shell
31heart shell — noun 1. : any of numerous bivalve mollusks especially of the families Cardiidae and Carditidae with shells that are heart shaped in outline when viewed from the end 2. : the shell of a heart shell mollusk * * * 1. any of numerous bivalve mollusks …
32coat-of-mail shell — noun primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates • Syn: ↑chiton, ↑sea cradle, ↑polyplacophore • Hypernyms: ↑mollusk, ↑mollusc, ↑shellfish …
33Apex (mollusc) — The apex is a word most often used to mean the tip of the spire of the shell of a gastropod. It is the first formed, and therefore the oldest, part of the shell. To be more precise, the apex would usually be where the tip of the embryonic shell… …
34Aperture (mollusc) — The aperture is the main (or only) opening in the shell of a gastropod or snail. It is where the soft parts of the animal emerge. In some prosobranch gastropods, the aperture is able to be closed, and even completely sealed, with a sort of door… …
35Peppery furrow shell — Taxobox name = Peppery furrow shell image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Bivalvia subclassis = Heterodonta ordo = Veneroida superfamilia = Tellinoidea familia = Semelidae genus = Scrobicularia genus authority =… …
36cone 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… …
37Varix (mollusc) — A varix (Pl. varices ) is an anatomical feature of the shell of certain sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. It is a thickened axial ridge in the shell of some families of gastropods. A varix is located at intervals around the whorl, and is… …
38Dwarf fan shell — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia …
39bailer shell — /ˈbeɪlə ʃɛl/ (say bayluh shel) noun 1. the shell of the volute mollusc Melo amphora. 2. any capacious shell. Also, baler shell. {from use by Aboriginal people in northern Australia to bail water from canoes} …
40otter shell — noun also otter shell clam or otter s shell : any of several bivalve mollusks of the genus Lutraria that resemble those of the genus Mya but have shells which are more porcelaneous * * * otter shell noun A marine bivalve mollusc (genus Lutraria)… …
