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SCALARIA
Sca *
la
"
ri
*a, n.
Etym:
[L.,
flight
of
steps.] (Zoöl.)
Defn:
Any
one
of
numerous
species
of
marine
gastropods
of
the
genus
Scalaria,
or
family
Scalaridæ,
having
elongated
spiral
turreted
shells,
with
rounded
whorls,
usually
crossed
by
ribs
or
varices.
The
color
is
generally
white
or
pale.
Called
also
ladder
shell,
and
wentletrap.
See
Ptenoglossa,
and
Wentletrap.
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