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Boat shell

A marine gastropod of the genus Crepidula. The species are numerous.

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noun
  1. 1

    A marine gastropod of the genus Crepidula. The species are numerous.

  2. 2

    A marine univalve shell of the genus Cymbium, syn. Cymba.

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carrier shellnounAny marine snail of the family Xenophoridae, which cements stones and shell fragments to its own shell.
lamp shellnoun(zoology) A brachiopod (Brachiopoda).
wing-shellnounAny of various species of marine bivalve shells formerly belonging to the genus Avicula (no longer accepted), now a synonym of Pteria, with species assigned to several genera, in which the hinge border projects like a wing.
bubble shellnoun(malacology) A marine univalve shell of the genus Bulla (Bullidae) and certain shells of similar appearance of the now disused order Tectibranchiata of molluscs.
worm-shellnounAlternative form of worm shell. [(zoology) Any member of the sea snail family Vermetidae.]
cocklenounAny of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.
lampshellnounAlternative form of lamp shell. [(zoology) A brachiopod (Brachiopoda).]
pen shellnounAny of the Pinnidae, a family of large saltwater clams.
conchnounA marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.
worm shellnoun(zoology) Any member of the sea snail family Vermetidae.
halfdecknoun(nautical) The portion of the deck next below the spar deck which is between the mainmast and the cabin.
crabshellnounThe shell of a crab.
snailshellnounThe shell of a snail.
clubshellnounAny of certain mussels of the genus Pleurobema, endemic to the United States.
clamshellnounThe shell of a clam.
shellnounA hard external covering of an animal.
tooth shellnounAny of various molluscs, of the class Scaphopoda, that have curved, tapering shells and a spade-like foot
topshellnounA snail with such a shell
cockleshellnounThe shell of a cockle (or similar shell).
seashellnounThe empty shell of a marine mollusk.

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