spur-shell

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Synonyms: spur shell

Antonyms: spur shell

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|dated}} Any of several [[species]] of [[conical]] [[gastropod]] [[shell]]s in the family {{taxfmt|Trochidae|family}} and genus {{taxlink|Astraea|genus|nomul=1}} in family {{taxfmt|Turbinidae|family}}, the [[margin]] of the shells being toothed somewhat like the [[rowel]] of a [[spur]].

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