Biology:Adelomelon riosi

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Adelomelon riosi
Adelomelon riosi 001.jpg
Apertural view of Adelomelon riosi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Adelomelon
Species:
A. riosi
Binomial name
Adelomelon riosi
Clench & Turner, 1964
Synonyms[1]
  • 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.
Sometimes trawled in 300–320 meters depth.

References

  • Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4682027 entry