Adelomelon

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Adelomelon
Adelomelon beckii 38a.jpg
shell of Adelomelon beckii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Tribe: Adelomelonini
Genus: Adelomelon
Dall, 1906 [1]
Type species
Voluta ancillaLightfoot, 1786
Synonyms [2]
  • Adelomelon (Adelomelon)Dall, 1906
  • Adelomelon (Weaveria)Clench & R. D. Turner, 1964
  • EoscaphellaStilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 ·
  • JaneithoePilsbry & Olsson, 1854
  • WeaveriaClench & Turner, 1964

Adelomelon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae. [2]

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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:

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. Dall (1906). Nautilus19: 143.
  2. 1 2 Adelomelon Dall, 1906 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
  3. Adelomelon ancilla (Lightfoot, 1786) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
  4. Adelomelon beckii (Broderip, 1836) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
  5. Adelomelon riosi Clench & Turner, 1964 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
  6. Adelomelon brasiliana (Lamarck, 1811) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
  7. Adelomelon ferussacii (Donovan, 1824) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
  8. Adelomelon scoresbyana (Powell, 1951) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.