Adelomelon riosi
| Adelomelon riosi | |
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| Apertural view of Adelomelon riosi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Subfamily: | Cymbiinae |
| Genus: | Adelomelon |
| Subgenus: | Adelomelon |
| Species: | A. riosi |
| Binomial name | |
| Adelomelon riosi Clench & Turner, 1964 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Adelomelon (Adelomelon) riosi Clench & Turner, 1964 | |
Adelomelon riosi, common name Rios's volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 200 mm and 315 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Atlantic coast of South America, from Brazil to Argentina.
References
- 1 2 beckii beckii Adelomelon riosi Clench & Turner, 1964. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 November 2012.
- Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl.
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