Epitoniidae

plural noun

Ep·​i·​to·​ni·​idae

ˌepətəˈnīəˌdē

: a family of marine gastropod mollusks (suborder Taenioglossa) having an elongated conical shell with many whorls and elevated ribs, a horny operculum, and a short siphon and including the wentletraps

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Epitonium, type genus + -idae

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