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Definition of Family Strombidae
1. Noun. The family of conchs.
Generic synonyms: Mollusk Family
Group relationships: Class Gasteropoda, Class Gastropoda, Gasteropoda, Gastropoda
Member holonyms: Genus Lambis, Lambis, Genus Strombus, Strombus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Strombidae
Literary usage of Family Strombidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Structural and Systematic Conchology: An Introduction to the Study of the by George Washington Tryon (1883)
"... appeared in the eocene strata; the genus Spinigera, d'Orb., from the cretaceous,
being now referred, more correctly I think, to the family Strombidae, ..."
2. The Cambridge Natural History by Arthur Everett Shipley, Sidney Frederic Harmer (1895)
"The radula. therefore, serves as a test for the distinction of genera and species.
For instance, in the four known recent genera of the family Strombidae, ..."
3. Maryland Geological Survey by Maryland Geological Survey (1916)
"Brightseat and 2 miles southwest of Oxon Hill, Prince George's County.
Collection.—Maryland Geological Survey. Family STROMBIDAE Genus ..."
4. Reports Dealing with the Systematic Geology and Paleontology of Maryland by Maryland Geological Survey (1916)
"Brightseat and 2 miles southwest of Oxon Hill, Prince George's County.
Collection.—Maryland Geological Survey. Family STROMBIDAE Genus ..."
5. Zoological Illustrations ...: Arranged According to Their Apparent Affinities by William Swainson (1832)
"family Strombidae. Nob. Operculum of the Animal smaller than the aperture of its
shell; outer lip of the latter detached above. TYPICAL GENERA. ..."
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