Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Turritella

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Turritella

Subjects in this Topic:

Turret
Turret deck
Turret steamer
Turreted
Turribant
Turrical
Turriculate
Turriculated
Turrilite
Turritella
Turritelloid
Turtle
Turtle peg
Turtle-footed
Turtle-shell
Turtleback
Turtledove
Turtlehead
Turtler

(n.) Any spiral marine gastropod belonging to Turritella and allied genera. These mollusks have an elongated, turreted shell, composed of many whorls. They have a rounded aperture, and a horny multispiral operculum.