Scalaria

Sca·​lar·​ia

skəˈla(a)rēə

taxonomic synonym of epitonium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin scalaris of a ladder or staircase + New Latin -ia; from the resemblance of the shell to a spiral staircase

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