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Melo (gastropod)
''Melo'' is a genus of extremely large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes. Because of their huge ovate shells, these snails are often known as "bailers" (the shells were sometimes used for bailing out canoes) or "melons" (because the shell resembles that fruit). Species in this genus sometimes produce large pearls. The image in the taxobox shows a group of these pearls with a shell of the species '' Melo melo''. Species Species in the genus ''Melo'' include: * '' Melo aethiopica'' (Linnaeus, 1758) Crowned baler * ''Melo amphora'', (Lightfoot, 1786) Giant baler * '' Melo ashmorensis'' Morrison, 2005 * '' Melo diadema'' * '' Melo broderipii'' (Griffith, E. & E. Pidgeon, 1834) * '' Melo georginae'' (Griffith, E. & E. Pidgeon, 1834) * '' Melo melo'' (Lightfoot, 1786) Indian volute * '' Melo miltonis'' (Griffith, E. & E. Pidgeon, 1834) Milton's melon or Southern bailer * '' Melo nautica'' (Lamarck Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastropod Shell
The gastropod shell is part of the body of a Gastropoda, gastropod or snail, a kind of mollusc. The shell is an exoskeleton, which protects from predators, mechanical damage, and dehydration, but also serves for muscle attachment and calcium storage. Some gastropods appear shell-less (slugs) but may have a remnant within the mantle, or in some cases the shell is reduced such that the body cannot be retracted within it (semi-slug). Some snails also possess an operculum that seals the opening of the shell, known as the Aperture (mollusc), aperture, which provides further protection. The study of mollusc shells is known as conchology. The biological study of gastropods, and other molluscs in general, is malacology. Shell morphology terms vary by species group. Shell layers The gastropod shell has three major layers secreted by the Mantle (mollusc), mantle. The calcareous central layer, tracum, is typically made of calcium carbonate precipitated into an organic matrix known as c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melo Amphora
''Melo amphora'', common name the Diadem volute, is a very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes. Etymology The specific name ''amphora'' is the Latin word for vase, derived from the Greek ' (αμφορεύς). Distribution This species distribution is restricted to the tropical southwest Pacific, from southern Indonesia and New Guinea to the northern half of Australia.Poutiers, J. M. (1998). Gastropods in: FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes: The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific Volume 1. Seaweeds, corals, bivalves and gastropods. Rome, FAO, 1998. page 597. Habitat This large sea snail is known to live in littoral and shallow sublittoral zones. It usually dwells in muddy bottoms at a maximum depth of nearly 10 m. Shell description The maximum shell length of this species is up to 500 mm, usually around 300 mm. This large shell has a bulbous or nearly oval outline. Its columella ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy Baler
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Melo Umbilicatus
''Melo umbilicatus'', common name the heavy baler or umbilicate melon, is a very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae ''Volutidae'', common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm. They are marine gastropod mollusks. Most of the species have no operculum. Distribution This family of sea snails ..., the volutes. References * Volutidae Gastropods described in 1826 {{Volutidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biological evolution occurred and proceeded in accordance with natural laws. Lamarck fought in the Seven Years' War against Prussia, and was awarded a commission for bravery on the battlefield. Posted to Monaco, Lamarck became interested in natural history and resolved to study medicine. Packard (1901), p. 15. He retired from the army after being injured in 1766, and returned to his medical studies. Lamarck developed a particular interest in botany, and later, after he published the three-volume work ''Flore françoise'' (1778), he gained membership of the French Academy of Sciences in 1779. Lamarck became involved in the Jardin des Plantes and was appointed to the Chair of Botany in 1788. When the French National Assembly founded the Muséum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melo Nautica
Melo may refer to: People: *Melo (nickname) *Melo (surname), a Portuguese surname *Melo (Italian) or Melus of Bari, 11th century Apulian aristocrat Places: * Melo, Córdoba, a settlement in the Presidente Roque Sáenz Peña Department, Argentina * Melo, Uruguay, the capital city of the Cerro Largo Department of north-eastern Uruguay ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Melo, Uruguay * Melo, a parish of Gouveia Municipality, Portugal *Melo Island in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa Other uses: * Mélo (play), a 1929 play by Henri Bernstein * Mélo (film), a 1986 French romantic drama film, based on the play *Melo language, spoken in Ethiopia * ''Melo'' (gastropod), a genus of very large sea snails *''Cucumis'' or melo, a genus of twining, tendril-bearing plants See also *Mello (other) Mello may refer to: Places * Mello, Lombardy, an Italian commune * Mello, Oise, French commune * Mello, Ethiopia, small Ethiopian town Other uses * Mello (surname), a surname, for people see there * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Bailer
''Melo miltonis'', the southern bailer or southern baler, is a large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes. Distribution This species distribution is restricted to Southwest Australia. Habitat This species is found amongst shallow seagrass beds, on sand, and around reefs, at depths up to . The range extends from the Houtman Abrolhos, off the Western Australian coast, to South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories .... Shell description The length of this shell can be up to , with distinctive cream and brown markings. Shells of this species have long been used by the peoples of Australia to carry or remove water, hence the common name "bailer", which is also applied to many other volutes in this genus. The foot, which is v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melo Miltonis
''Melo miltonis'', the southern bailer or southern baler, is a large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes. Distribution This species distribution is restricted to Southwest Australia. Habitat This species is found amongst shallow seagrass beds, on sand, and around reefs, at depths up to . The range extends from the Houtman Abrolhos, off the Western Australian coast, to South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories .... Shell description The length of this shell can be up to , with distinctive cream and brown markings. Shells of this species have long been used by the peoples of Australia to carry or remove water, hence the common name "bailer", which is also applied to many other volutes in this genus. The foot, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melo Georginae
''Melo georginae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae ''Volutidae'', common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm. They are marine gastropod mollusks. Most of the species have no operculum. Distribution This family of sea snails ..., the volutes. Description Distribution References Volutidae Gastropods described in 1834 {{Volutidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melo Broderipii
''Melo broderipii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae ''Volutidae'', common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm. They are marine gastropod mollusks. Most of the species have no operculum. Distribution This family of sea snails ..., the volutes. Description ''Melo broderipii'' is a large predatory sea snail mostly found in seas around the Philippines. It was first identified and named by Gray. Measurements 90-200-250- 355 mm. One of the largest gastropod snails but not the largest in the Melo species. ''Melo broderipii'' is often referred to as a bailer shell as their shape makes them the perfect canoe bailer. Many tribes in New Guinea and other south pacific islands use the various types of Melo to make jewelry and shell money as well as canoe bailers. The large orange Melo pearls which are sometimes found were treasured especially by royalty in Vietnam i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melo Diadema
Melo may refer to: People: *Melo (nickname) *Melo (surname), a Portuguese surname *Melo (Italian) or Melus of Bari, 11th century Apulian aristocrat Places: * Melo, Córdoba, a settlement in the Presidente Roque Sáenz Peña Department, Argentina * Melo, Uruguay, the capital city of the Cerro Largo Department of north-eastern Uruguay ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Melo, Uruguay * Melo, a parish of Gouveia Municipality, Portugal *Melo Island in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa Other uses: * Mélo (play), a 1929 play by Henri Bernstein * Mélo (film), a 1986 French romantic drama film, based on the play *Melo language, spoken in Ethiopia * ''Melo'' (gastropod), a genus of very large sea snails *''Cucumis'' or melo, a genus of twining, tendril-bearing plants See also *Mello (other) Mello may refer to: Places * Mello, Lombardy, an Italian commune * Mello, Oise, French commune * Mello, Ethiopia, small Ethiopian town Other uses * Mello (surname), a surname, for people see there * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
