Tusk Shell (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various seashore mollusks having a tapering tubular shell open at each end and a foot pointed like a spade for burrowing.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The long siphon of the tusk shell allowed it to filter feed while buried in the sand.
- Tusk shells are quite often found in coral rubble and coarse sand environments.
- Tusk shells are primarily marine, with some species at great depths and others in shallow tide pools.
- The narrow, elongated shell of the tusk shell molusk serves as a protective covering.
- Unlike most other mollusks, tusk shells typically have no opnerculum on their foot.