serpenticonic

English

an ammonite (Echioceras raricostatum) with a serpenticonic fossil shell

Etymology

From serpent +‎ -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