Adelomelon beckii

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Adelomelon beckii
Adelomelon beckii 38a.jpg
shell of Adelomelon beckii
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. beckii
Binomial name
Adelomelon beckii
(Broderip, 1836)
Synonyms[1]
  • Adelomelon indigestus Von Ihering, 1908
  • Adelomelon (Adelomelon) beckii (Broderip, 1836)
  • Voluta festiva d'Orbigny, 1841
  • Voluta fusiformis Kiener, 1839

Adelomelon beckii, common name the Beck'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 150 mm and 495 mm.

Distribution[]

This marine species occurs off the Atlantic coast of South America and off the Falkland Islands.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Adelomelon beckii (Broderip, 1836). 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.

External links[]

  • "Adelomelon beckii beckii". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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