mask shell

noun

Any member of the genus Persona (now Distorsio) of spiral marine shell, having a curiously twisted aperture.

Meanings

nounmask shell (plural mask shells)

plural mask shells

  1. Any member of the genus Persona (now Distorsio) of spiral marine shell, having a curiously twisted aperture.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mask shell,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mask%20shell.

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