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Alternatively, it could be based on the {{wp|yōkai}} called {{jwp|出世螺|Shussebora}}, meaning "ascended trumpet shell", which is a {{wp|Triton's trumpet|trumpet shell snail}} that lives 1000 years in the mountains, 1000 on the plains, and 1000 at sea, then will ascend and turn into a dragon. | Alternatively, it could be based on the {{wp|yōkai}} called {{jwp|出世螺|Shussebora}}, meaning "ascended trumpet shell", which is a {{wp|Triton's trumpet|trumpet shell snail}} that lives 1000 years in the mountains, 1000 on the plains, and 1000 at sea, then will ascend and turn into a dragon. | ||
Hisuian Goodra and its metallic shell in particular may be based on the {{wp|scaly-foot_gastropod}}, a species of deep-sea snail unique for its shell, which consists of iron sulfide compounds. | |||
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