sunset shell

English

The inside of a sunset shell

Etymology

From the resemblance of the colours to a sky at sunset.

Noun

sunset shell (plural sunset shells)

1. A marine bivalve (Tellina radiata) found in the Caribbean, having a smooth shell marked with radiating bands of varied colours.

   Synonyms: rising sun, sunrise tellin

2. Any of several genera in the family Psammobiidae.

   Synonym: sunset clam

References

• “sunset”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.