Adelomelon riosi

Adelomelon riosi, common name Rios's volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Adelomelon riosi
Apertural view of Adelomelon riosi
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. riosi
Binomial name
Adelomelon riosi
Clench & Turner, 1964
Synonyms[1]

Adelomelon (Adelomelon) riosi Clench & Turner, 1964

Description

The length of the shell varies between 200 mm and 315 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Atlantic coast of South America, from Brazil to Argentina.

References
  1. beckii beckii Adelomelon riosi Clench & Turner, 1964. 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 riosi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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