Kubogai (Kubo shell) - Kubogai (English spelling) Chlorostoma argyrostoma

Japanese: クボガイ(久保貝) - クボガイ（英語表記）Chlorostoma argyrostoma

A snail shell of the family Celastridae (illustration). The shell is cone-shaped, and the larger ones are about 4 cm high and 3.5 cm wide, but generally they are smaller. The shell is 5 to 6 stories tall and somewhat stepped. The top is black with about 20 or so ribs running diagonally above it. There are also about five or so ribs on the bottom. The opening of the shell slopes downward, and the inside is pearlescent, but the white part at the navel is greenish. The lid is round and brown. It is commonly found in the intertidal zone of rocky reefs south of the Boso Peninsula, and is collected along with snail shells such as Ishidatamigai. It is boiled and the meat is extracted and eaten, or made into seaweed soup.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ニシキウズガイ科の巻貝（イラスト）。殻は円錐形で大きなものは高さ4cm，太さ3.5cmくらいになるが，一般はこれより小さい。巻きは5～6階で多少段々になっている。表面は黒色で，その上に斜めに走る20本内外の肋がある。底面にも5本内外の肋が巻いている。殻口は下向きに傾き，内側は真珠光沢があるが，へそのところの白い部分は緑色を帯びる。ふたは円形で褐色。房総半島以南の岩礁の潮間帯にふつうで，イシダタミガイなどの巻貝とともに採取され，ゆでて肉を引き出して食べたり，磯汁にしたりする。

出典　株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典第２版について　情報

<<: Kubokawa [town] - Kubokawa

>>: Shogunate tax - Kubounengu