Adelomelon
| Adelomelon | |
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| shell of Adelomelon beckii | |
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| Superfamily: | Muricoidea
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| Subfamily: | Cymbiinae
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| Genus: | Adelomelon |
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| Voluta ancilla Lightfoot, 1786 | |
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Adelomelon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.[2]
Description[]
The medium-sized to large shell is smooth or knobbed. The protoconch is small and smooth with or without a calcarella.
Species[]
Species within the genus Adelomelon include:
- Adelomelon ancilla (Lightfoot, 1786)[3]
- Adelomelon beckii (Broderip, 1836)[4]
- Adelomelon brasiliana'' (Lamarck, 1811)[5]
- Adelomelon ferussacii (Donovan, 1824)[6]
- † F. Scarabino, Martinez, del Río, Oleinik, Camacho & Zinsmeister, 2004
- Adelomelon riosi Clench & Turner, 1964[7]
- Adelomelon scoresbyana (Powell, 1951)[8]
- † F. Scarabino, Martinez, del Río, Oleinik, Camacho & Zinsmeister, 2004
- Species brought into synonymy
- Adelomelon barattinii Klappenbach & Ureta, 1966 : synonym of Adelomelon (Adelomelon) ancilla (Lightfoot, 1786) represented as Adelomelon ancilla (Lightfoot, 1786)
- Adelomelon indigestus Von Ihering, 1908: synonym of Adelomelon (Adelomelon) beckii (Broderip, 1836) represented as Adelomelon beckii (Broderip, 1836)
- Adelomelon paradoxa (Lahille, 1895): synonym of Odontocymbiola magellanica (Gmelin, 1791)
- Adelomelon subnodosa (Leach, 1814): synonym of Odontocymbiola magellanica (Gmelin, 1791)
References[]
- ^ Dall (1906). Nautilus 19: 143.
- ^ a b Adelomelon Dall, 1906. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Adelomelon ancilla (Lightfoot, 1786). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Adelomelon beckii (Broderip, 1836). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Adelomelon brasiliana (Lamarck, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Adelomelon ferussacii (Donovan, 1824). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Adelomelon riosi Clench & Turner, 1964. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Adelomelon scoresbyana (Powell, 1951). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- Bail P. & Poppe G.T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl.
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Categories:
- Volutidae
- Volutidae stubs