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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Scalaria \Sca*la"ri*a\, noun [L., flight of steps.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods of the genus {Scalaria}, or family {Scalarid[ae]}, having elongated spiral turreted shells, with rounded whorls, usually crossed by ribs or varices. The color is generally white or pale. Called also {ladder shell}, and {wentletrap}. See {Ptenoglossa}, and {Wentletrap}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Wentletrap \Wen"tle*trap'\, noun [D. wenteltrap a winding staircase; cf. G. wendeltreppe.] [Obs.] Any one of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the genus Scalaria, especially {Scalaria pretiosa}, which was formerly highly valued; -- called also {staircase shell}. See {Scalaria}.
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