serpenticonic

English

anammonite(Echioceras raricostatum) with aserpenticonicfossil shell

Etymology

Fromserpent+‎-i-+‎conic.

Adjective

serpenticonic

1. (malacology,of a shell or fossil)Having numerous linked coils, in a spiral that is larger as it grows further from the center.

Related terms

• serpenticone

See also

• crioconic
• toxoconic