hal1otidæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. haliot ( is )(q. v.); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -idœ.] Zool.: Ear-shells. A family of gasteropodous mollusks, order Prosobranch i at a, section Holostomata. Shell spiral, ear-shaped, or trochi form; aperture large, nacreous, outer lip notched or perforated, no operculum. Animal with a short muzzle and two branchial plumes. [Gr. halios-marine, and ous