scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish - fishes having the head armored with bony plates

genus Liparis, Liparis - type genus of the Liparididae: snailfishes

gastropod, univalve - a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes

neritid, neritid gastropod - operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell

whelk - large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell

triton - tropical marine gastropods having beautifully colored spiral shells

moon shell, moonshell - marine gastropods having smooth rounded shells that form short spires

winkle, periwinkle - edible marine gastropod

limpet - any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas