Pyrenidae

Py·​ren·​i·​dae

pīˈrenəˌdē

taxonomic synonym of columbellidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Pyrena, genus of dove shells (from Greek pyrēn pit of a fruit) + -idae

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