(Zool.)

an elongated gastropod (Cerithium telescopium) having numerous flattened whorls.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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Soil substrate Venus clam (Tapes dorsatus) 10.0 [+ or -] 1.0 Quahog clam (Periglypta lacerata) 5.0 [+ or -] 0.6 Blood cockle (Anadara antiquata) 3.0 [+ or -] 0.6 Cockle (Trachycardium alternatum) -- Windowpane shell (Placuna ephippium) -- Dog winged conch (Strombus turturella) -- Telescope shell (Telescopium telescopium) -- Mangrove clam (Polymesoda bengalensis) -- Lamp shell (Lingula unguis) -- Venus clam (Katelysia japonica) -- C.

Paralytic shellfish poisoning toxin accumulation in shellfishes collected from various habitats in Murcielagos Bay, Philippines during harmful algal blooms occurrence

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