Definition of Stromboid. Meaning of Stromboid. Synonyms of Stromboid

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Definition of Stromboid

Stromboid
Stromboid Strom"boid, a. [Strombus + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) Of, pertaining to, or like, Strombus.

Meaning of Stromboid from wikipedia

- The stromboid notch is an anatomical feature which is found in the s**** of one taxonomic family of medium-sized to large sea snails, the conches. Marine...
- Columbella strombiformis, common name stromboid dove s****, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove...
- characteristic inflated body whorl, a flared, thick outer lip, and a shallow stromboid notch. The s**** is valued as an ornament, and because it is heavy and...
- a live individual. The eyestalk on the left is protruded through the stromboid notch, and the eyestalk on the right is protruded through the siphonal...
- of the eye stalks. This indentation is called a strombid or stromboid notch. The stromboid notch may be more or less con****uous, depending on the species...
- slender, with a protoconch consisting of about two and a half whorls. The stromboid notch is rather deep, as indicated by the growth lines, while the siphonal...
- siphonal canal, with another indentation near the anterior end called a stromboid notch. This notch is where one of the two eye stalks protrudes from the...
- having a different protoconch, another subsutural fold and showing a stromboid notch The species type of this genus is extinct and was endemic to New...
- the apex of the spire. The edge of the outer lip edge bears a shallow stromboid notch that is often ****ociated with the undulations originating from the...
- excavated a broad and shallow sinus, and at two-thirds of its length occurs a stromboid insinuation A thin free edge reaches over the aperture. On the columella...