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turbinoid, a. Zool.|ˈtɜːbɪnɔɪd|
[f. L. turbin-em (see turbo) + -oid.]
Resembling the genus Turbo or family Turbinidæ of gastropod molluscs (esp. those of tropical and subtropical seas) characterized by a thick top-shaped shell with a rounded opening closed by a calcareous operculum.
1861P. P. Carpenter in Rep. Smithsonian Instit. 1860, 213 Fossils of Turbinoid form. 1879W. B. Carpenter in Encycl. Brit. IX. 379/2 The type of the second group is the almost universally diffused Rotalia, in which the chambers are disposed in a turbinoid spire. |