1. Noun
In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod shell.
2. Noun
Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order Docoglossa, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides.
3. Noun
Any species of Siphonaria, a genus of limpet-shaped Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks.
4. Noun
A keyhole limpet. See Fissurella.
5. Noun
any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas
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