Noun: lampshell
- Marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food; found worldwide
"The palaeontologist discovered fossilized lampshells in the limestone formation";
- brachiopod, lamp shell
Derived forms: lamp shells, lampshells
Type of: invertebrate
Part of: Brachiopoda, phylum Brachiopoda
Encyclopedia: Lampshell