Slit"-shell" (?), n. (Zoöl.)
Any species of Pleurotomaria, a genus of beautiful,
pearly, spiral gastropod shells having a deep slit in the outer lip.
Many fossil species are known, and a few living ones are found in deep
water in tropical seas.
Slit"-shell" (?), n. (Zoöl.)
Any species of Pleurotomaria, a genus of beautiful,
pearly, spiral gastropod shells having a deep slit in the outer lip.
Many fossil species are known, and a few living ones are found in deep
water in tropical seas.