Aspergillum

See also: aspergillum

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Aspergillum n

  1. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Penicillidae – watering-pot shells, certain boring lamellibranch mollusks, in which the shell has the form of an elongated cone, terminating at the lower end in a disc, pierced by numerous small tubular holes, now in several genera: Brechites, Verpa, Foegia, Dianadema, Humpreya, and Nipponoclava.

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