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spindle shellnounA predatory marine mollusc which has a shell that forms a long slender spiral with a narrow canal extending downwards from the aperture.- Neptunea antiqua (family Buccinidae) of northern seas, and Fusinus and other genera (family Fasciolariidae) of tropical and temperate seas, class Gastropoda.
Commonly known as white spindle shells, the Fusinus Colus are usually found in shallow tropical waters....- They have shells of about 1,500 species and harbor a particular interest in the Fusinus genus: spindle shells.
- In an amazing range of objects, from a quill, spindle shell and salmon to a hand and wing, these objects serve as both an affordable piece of art and a highly useable writing instrument.
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