patelliform

[ puh-tel-uh-fawrm ]

/ pəˈtɛl əˌfɔrm /

having the form of a patella; shaped like a saucer, kneecap, or limpet shell.

Origin of patelliform

First recorded in 1810–20; patell(a) + -i- + -form

Patelliform; apex central; columellar lip septiform, leaving the aperture small.

A Conchological Manual |George Brettingham Sowerby
Patelliform, oval or oblong, radiated; apex anterior, perforated.

A Conchological Manual |George Brettingham Sowerby
Those which are not spiral, but simply conical, as the patelliform shells.

A Conchological Manual |George Brettingham Sowerby
Although the Patell were described as symmetrical, there are several species of Patelliform shells which are not symmetrical.

A Conchological Manual |George Brettingham Sowerby

This order, which includes mollusca with haliotoid or patelliform shells, is divided into the following families: Fam.

A Conchological Manual |George Brettingham Sowerby

patelliform

[ pə-tĕl′ə-fôrm′ ]

Shaped like the patella; pan-shaped.