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Orthoconic

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cephalopodsnounAny mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.
nautiloidsnounA mollusc resembling a nautilus; specifically, a cephalopod of the subclass Nautiloidea.
gyroconic(malacology) Having or being a (mollusc) spiral shell which is conic (wider on the open end) and in which the whorls do not touch.
oxyconic(malacology, of a shell or fossil) Having a flattened crossection, the halves joining at an acute angle.
elliptospheroconic(malacology, of a shell or fossil) Having a more ovular rather than spherical spheroconic shell.
proconcave(malacology) In reference to ribs on shells, with the shape of a concave bend towards the aperture, but initially straight.
spheroconicnoun(malacology, of a shell or fossil) Having a coiled shell approaching a sphere in shape.
hamitoconic(malacology, of a shell or fossil) Having a shell which has two or more straight shafts, like some heteromorph ammonites such as Polyptychoceras.
spheroconicalAlternative form of spheroconic. [(malacology, of a shell or fossil) Having a coiled shell approaching a sphere in shape.]
conchoidalnoun(mineralogy, of a fracture) Irregular, with planar, concentric curves, similar to those on a mussel shell.
conoidalHaving the shape of a conoid; having a roughly conical shape.
vermiconic(malacology, of a shell or fossil) Having a shell which is highly asymmetrical in three dimensions, with segments curving at irregular angles like a wriggling worm (see image).
sphaeroconicAlternative spelling of spheroconic. [(malacology, of a shell or fossil) Having a coiled shell approaching a sphere in shape.]
hamiformShaped like a hook.
obconicConical, but having the apex downward; inversely conical.
turriconic(malacology, of a shell or fossil) Having coils that spiral to a point.
baculiconic(malacology, of a shell or fossil) Having a long, relatively straight tapering shell, possibly with one or two coils at the narrow end.
obconicalAlternative form of obconic. [(botany) of a fruit, conical in shape and attached to the stalk by the pointed end.]
orthochoanitic(of a nautiloid cephalopod) Having a straight, short septal neck.
gyroconenoun(malacology) (An organism with) a gyroconic shell.

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