pheasant shelln.
/ˈfɛzntʃɛl/, U.S. /ˈfɛzntˌʃɛl/ A gastropod mollusc of the genus Phasianella (family Phasianellidae or, in some systems, Turbinidae), having a smooth, strongly marked, typically reddish-brown shell and inhabiting warm seas; the shell of such a mollusc.
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1859 S. G. Goodrich Illustr. Nat. Hist. Animal Kingdom II. 513 Other species are the Pheasant-shell of Australia, Phasianella Australis.
1901 E. Step Shell Life xi. 207 The Pheasant-shell (Phasianella pullus) belongs to a family (Turbinidae) distinct from the Top-shells.
1975 A. P. H. Oliver Hamlyn Guide Shells of World 38 There are some forty species of Phasianella or pheasant shells, which are also turbans.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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