Adelomelon riosi
| Adelomelon riosi | |
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| Apertural view of Adelomelon riosi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Adelomelon |
| Species: | A. riosi
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| Binomial name | |
| Adelomelon riosi Clench & Turner, 1964
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Adelomelon riosi, common name Rios's volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell varies between 200 mm and 315 mm.
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off the Atlantic coast of South America, from Brazil to Argentina.
Sometimes trawled in 300–320 meters depth.
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
External links
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- "Adelomelon riosi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.