翁おきな貝がいMeanings1nounlantern shellA type of bivalve mollusk; the Japanese name refers to its resemblance to an old man's face (翁).翁おきな貝がいは、殻からの模も様ようが老ろう人じんの顔かおのように見みえることから名な付づけられた。The lantern shell was named because the pattern on its shell resembles an old man's face.