personid

English

Noun

personid (plural personids)

1. (zoology) Any member of the family of molluscs.
   • 1995, Geerat J. Vermeij, A Natural History of Shells‎^[1], page 31:

     In the personid genus Distorsio, varix formation is accompanied by a reorientation of the aperture.

   • 2010, John Wesley Tunnell, Encyclopedia of Texas Seashells‎^[2], page 183:

     Current research shows the personids to be more similar anatomically to the Ficidae than to the Ranellidae (Beu 1998).

   • 2014, M. G. Harasewych, The Book of Shells: A Life-Size Guide to Identifying and Classifying Six Hundred Seashells‎^[3]:

     The genus name is a good descriptor of the shells of personids, most of which are moderately to severely distorted.

Anagrams

• disponer, poinders, prisoned