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The Ostrich-foot Shell

Genus STRUTHIOLARIA, Lam.

Shell oval oblong, spire turreted, whorls with angled, knobbed shoulder; aperture roundish, narrowed by the thickening and flattening of both lips; operculum short, claw-like, with apical projection.

This New Zealand genus, containing three or four species, is allied with Strombus and Rostellaria. The form of the aperture and operculum account for the name. Length, 2 to 3 inches. Type, S. nodulosa, Mart.