hyolithoid

/haɪəlaɪtɔɪd/

Definitions

1. noun

A type of extinct marine snail that has a conch shell with a long siphonal canal.

“The discovery of the hyolithoid fossils shed new light on the evolution of marine life during the Cambrian period.”

Synonyms

  • extinct cephalopod
  • marine snail

Antonyms

  • living cephalopod
  • modern marine snail