Adelomelon beckii

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]

Adelomelon beckii
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

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


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