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tulip shellnounA predatory marine mollusc with a sculptured spiral shell resembling that of a whelk.- Family Fasciolariidae, class Gastropoda, in particular Fasciolaria tulipa, which is common in the Caribbean.
Conch are the favorite food for lobster, sting rays, tulip shells, crabs, octopus, turtles and porcupine fish....- They had oysters, sea urchins, conch shells, tulip shells, starfish, and crabs either attached or living on them.
- The thick, sculptured lip of the tulip shell is used to chip a hole in the prey's shell, then the proboscis is inserted.
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