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‖ siphonaria|saɪfəˈnɛərɪə|
[mod.L. Siphonaria (Sowerby, 1824), f. L. sīphōn- siphon.]
A pulmonate gasteropod of the genus Siphonaria, distinguished by a siphon passing from the apex to the margin.
1861P. P. Carpenter Lect. Mollusca 82 (Cent. Dict.), The Siphonarias have solid, conical shells, often overgrown with sea-weeds and millepores... They are found on almost all tropical shores. |