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Columella :: Columella (n.) The upright pillar in the axis of most univalve shells.

Goroon Shell :: Goroon shell () A large, handsome, marine, univalve shell (Triton femorale)..

Harpa :: Harpa (n.) A genus of marine univalve shells; the harp shells; -- so called from the form of the shells, and their ornamental ribs..

Univalved :: Univalved (a.) Having one valve; as, a univalve shell or pericarp..

Cingulum :: Cingulum (n.) A distinct girdle or band of color; a raised spiral line as seen on certain univalve shells.

Univalvular :: Univalvular (a.) Same as Univalve, a..

Univalve :: Univalve (a.) Alt. of Univalve.

Univalve :: Univalve (n.) A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs..

Conch :: Conch (n.) A name applied to various marine univalve shells; esp. to those of the genus Strombus, which are of large size. S. gigas is the large pink West Indian conch. The large king, queen, and cameo conchs are of the genus Cassis. See Cameo..

Marginella :: Marginella (n.) A genus of small, polished, marine univalve shells, native of all warm seas..

Cymbium :: Cymbium (n.) A genus of marine univalve shells; the gondola.

Tulip-shell :: Tulip-shell (n.) A large, handsomely colored, marine univalve shell (Fasciolaria tulipa) native of the Southern United States. The name is sometimes applied also to other species of Fasciolaria..

Spindle :: Spindle (n.) Any marine univalve shell of the genus Rostellaria; -- called also spindle stromb.

Melon :: Melon (n.) A large, ornamental, marine, univalve shell of the genus Melo..

Peritreme :: Peritreme (n.) The edge of the aperture of a univalve shell.

Varix :: Varix (n.) One of the prominent ridges or ribs extending across each of the whorls of certain univalve shells.

Trochus :: Trochus (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine univalve shells belonging to Trochus and many allied genera of the family Trochidae. Some of the species are called also topshells.

Bellerophon :: Bellerophon (n.) A genus of fossil univalve shells, believed to belong to the Heteropoda, peculiar to the Paleozoic age..

Decollated :: Decollated (a.) Decapitated; worn or cast off in the process of growth, as the apex of certain univalve shells..

Buccinum :: Buccinum (n.) A genus of large univalve mollusks abundant in the arctic seas. It includes the common whelk (B. undatum).

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