Slipper shell

Japanese: slipper shell(英語表記)slippershell
Slipper shell

…It is widely distributed in the tropical Pacific Ocean south of the Boso Peninsula, and attaches to rocky reefs near the intertidal zone. The shell is elliptical and low, 0.7 cm high, and shaped like an upside-down slipper, so the English name for this genus is slipper shell. The opening of the shell is wide, 2.5 cm long and 2.0 cm wide. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "slipper shell" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…房総半島以南熱帯太平洋に広く分布し,潮間帯付近の岩礁に付着する。殻は楕円形で高さは0.7cmと低く,スリッパをふせたような形をしていて,この属の貝の英名はslipper shellという。殻口は広く,長さ2.5cm,幅2.0cm。…

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