subulitacean

English

Noun

subulitacean (plural subulitaceans)

1. (zoology) Any gastropod of the superfamily Subulitacea an obsolete form of Subulitoidea.
   • 1982, Ida Thompson, The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Fossils, page 421:

     Subulitaceans have spindle- or awl- shaped shells, commonly slender and pointed at the apex of the spire.