English Dictionary

slit-shell

名詞

Any species of Pleurotomaria, a genus of 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.

日本語の意味

外側の縁に深い切れ目がある、真珠光沢を持つ螺旋状の貝殻。Pleurotomaria属に属し、化石種が豊富で、一部は熱帯の深海にも現生する軟体動物の殻

The diver carefully photographed a rare slit-shell clinging to the coral at 200 meters depth.

そのダイバーは、水深200メートルのサンゴに張り付いている珍しいプリューロトマリア属の巻貝（外唇に深い裂け目のある真珠光沢の螺旋貝）を注意深く撮影した。

意味（1）

Any species of Pleurotomaria, a genus of 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-shells （ plural ）