wentletrapn.
/ˈwɛntltrap/, U.S. /ˈwɛn(t)lˌtræp/ A marine shell of the genus Scalaria or the family Scalariidæ, esp. Scalaria pretiosa.
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1758 H. Walpole Lett. to H. Mann 9 Feb. I have seen a little ugly shell called a Ventle-trap sold for twenty-seven guineas.
1776 E. M. da Costa Elements Conchol. 151 Gualtieri ranks the famous Shell the Wentletrap, or Stair-case, with Vermiculi.
1815 S. Brookes Introd. Conchol. 157.
1851 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca i. 16 A Wentle-trap which fetched 40 guineas in 1701 (Rumphius) was worth only 20 guineas in 1753, and now may be had for 5s.!
1861 P. P. Carpenter in Rep. Smithsonian Inst. 1860 188 Family Scalariadæ. (Wentle Traps).
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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