Trumpet shell

(Zool.)

any species of large marine univalve shells belonging to Triton and allied genera. See Triton, 2.

- Grove.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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Kagaoan said the 13 sacks of seashells consisted of the following: helmet shell, 157 pieces; trumpet shell, four; frog shell, 35; bonnet shell, 10; spider cooch, four; gold lip shell, 44; murex, three; and smooth top shell, 238.

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Dr Peter Thomas-Hall, a chemist and technical officer at the Australian Institute of Marine Science in Queensland, is trying a different approach; enlisting the help of a natural predator of COTS--the triton trumpet shell. "Not only does the triton trumpet shell eat the COTS, the COTS are petrified of the triton," Dr Thomas-Hall explains.

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CEBU CITY -- The Cebu Provincial Anti-Illegal Fishing Task Force (CPAIFTF) confiscated 39 sacks of trumpet shells, locally known as "tambuli," which are considered endangered species.