scaly worm shell
A species of sea snail, Serpulorbis imbricatus. Typically written in katakana as オオヘビガイ.
The scaly worm shell is a type of sea snail that lives attached to rocks.
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in kana.
Hiragana spelling; less common than katakana for this organism.
Formed from 大 and ヘビガイ, the name of a worm-shell mollusc whose long, irregularly coiled shell resembles a snake.