Biology:Arctomelon benthale

Short description: Species of gastropod

Arctomelon benthale
Shell of Arctomelon benthale
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Volutidae
Subfamily:	Cymbiinae
Genus:	Arctomelon
Species:	A. benthale
Binomial name
Arctomelon benthale (Dall, 1896)
Synonyms
Scaphella benthalis Dall, 1896

Arctomelon benthale is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

References

• Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl.

External links

• Dall, W. H. (1896). Diagnoses of new species of mollusks from the west coast of America. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 18 (1034): 7-20

Wikidata ☰ Q4787623 entry