vulsella

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun Pl. vulsellæ (-ē). A forceps; specifically, a forceps, usually with toothed or claw-like blades, used for grasping and holding any of the tissues, and also for removing foreign bodies lodged in the throat or other passages. Also vulsella forceps.
• noun [capitalized] [NL. (Lamarck, 1799).] A genus of monomyarian bivalves, containing such as V. lingulata of East Indian seas.