oxycone

English

Etymology

oxy- +‎ cone.

Noun

oxycone (plural oxycones)

1. (paleontology, malacology) A type of ammonoid with a slim, disk-shaped (oxyconic) shell.
   • 2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 87:

     The quickest and nimblest were probably the oxycones, throwing themselves through the water like discuses.

Translations

type of ammonoid

• Italian: oxicona f