Cone shell
Esquema
Jerarquía
<materials by composition> > combination inorganic/organic material > combination inorganic/organic animal material > <shell and shell material> > shell (animal material) > seashell
Descripción
The shell of various marine snails of the genus Conus and family Conidae, typically straight-sided with tapering body whorl, low spire, and narrow opening, and of vivid colors and eccentric markings; it is valued as a material for bracelets, disks, and other ornament.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- 芋螺 [zh]
- conusschelp [nl]
- concha en cono [es]
- yù luó [zh]
- yu luo [zh]
- yü lo [zh]
- cone shells [en]
- Conus shell [en]
- shell, cone [en]
- shell, Conus [en]
- 錐殼 [zh]
- conchas en cono [es]