Adelomelon beckii

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Adelomelon beckii
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shell of Adelomelon beckii
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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

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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. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Distribution

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

References

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

External links

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Adelomelon beckii (Broderip, 1836).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 November 2012.