单词 | oliva shell |
释义 | > as lemmasoliva shell 1. Zoology. (In form Oliva) a genus of marine gastropod molluscs of the family Olividae, characterized by glossy cylindrical shells; (also oliva; more fully oliva shell) a member of this genus; an olive shell. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Gastropoda > [noun] > other types of gastropod mollusc purpura1598 patella1671 canoe-shell1711 oliva1823 monoceros1828 Olivella1835 holostome1864 sundial1868 archaeogastropod1955 1823 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 113 394 The following fossil genera belong to this section of the Trachelipodes—Conus, Oliva, Ancilla, [etc.]. 1839 C. Darwin in R. Fitzroy & C. Darwin Narr. Surv. Voy. H.M.S. Adventure & Beagle III. i. 9 Its polish, equal to that of the finest oliva-shell. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXVI. 444/1 The animal of Oliva has a large foot, whose interior part..is separated by an incision on each side. 1886 Amer. Naturalist 20 833 Another interesting connecting link between these two regions is a collection of shell necklaces..made from the apex whorls of Oliva. 1920 Amer. Naturalist 54 423 Having enumerated..139 species from different genera including..Vasum, Oliva,..he adds the following terrestrial and freshwater gastropods. 1942 Ecol. Monogr. 12 144/2 The animals in the following list were turned out of sand the number of times indicated... Divaricella 2, Oliva 2, Olivella 2. 1973 A. H. Whiteford N. Amer. Indian Arts 133 Trade routes from the Gulf of California and Mexico brought..oliva shells into the Southwest. 1986 G. Culverwell tr. P. Arduini & G. Teruzzi Macdonald Encycl. Fossils No. 78 Members of Oliva are distinguished by their lack of surface ornament. < as lemmas |
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