Conchylaceous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Conchylaceous \Con`chy*la"ceous\, Conchyliaceous
  \Con*chyl`i*a"ceous\, a. [L. conchylium shell, Gr. ?, dim. of ?,
     equiv. to ?. See {Conch}.]
     Of or pertaining to shells; resembling a shell; as,
     conchyliaceous impressions. --Kirwan.
     [1913 Webster] Conchyliologist