Natica
noun
Nat·i·ca
ˈnatə̇kə
: a large genus (the type of the family Naticidae) of active marine snails having a thick nearly smooth shell and a large foot with a fold reflected over the head and characterized by burrowing beneath sand or mud along the seashore and drilling other shells
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, perhaps from Late Latin, buttock, from Latin natis