boat shell

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English

a boat shell Crepidula porcellana
a boat shell Cymbium tritonis

Noun

boat shell (plural boat shells)

  1. (zoology) A marine gastropod of the genus Crepidula. The species are numerous.
  2. (zoology) A marine univalve shell of the genus Cymbium, syn. Cymba.

Further reading

Crepidula
Cymbium

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