''Adelomelon'' is a

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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 ...

Description

The medium-sized to large shell is smooth or knobbed. The

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is small and smooth with or without a calcarella.

Species

Species within the genus ''Adelomelon'' include: * ''

Adelomelon ancilla ''Adelomelon ancilla'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes. Distribution and habitat This marine species occurs off Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, and Falkland Islands The Falkland Is ...

'' (Lightfoot, 1786) * ''

Adelomelon beckii ''Adelomelon beckii'', common name the Beck's volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes. Description The length of the shell varies between 150 mm and 495 mm. Distribution This ...

'' (Broderip, 1836) * ''

Adelomelon brasiliana ''Adelomelon brasilianum'' 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 a ...

'' (Lamarck, 1811) * ''

Adelomelon ferussacii ''Adelomelon ferussacii'' 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 ar ...

'' (Donovan, 1824) * † ''

Adelomelon posei ''Adelomelon'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae. Description The medium-sized to large shell is smooth or knobbed. The protoconch is small and smooth with or without a calcarella. Species Species wit ...

'' F. Scarabino, Martinez, del Río, Oleinik, Camacho & Zinsmeister, 2004 * ''

Adelomelon riosi ''Adelomelon riosi'', common name Rios's volute, 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 ...

'' Clench & Turner, 1964 * ''

Adelomelon scoresbyana ''Adelomelon scoresbyanum'' 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 ...

'' (Powell, 1951) * † ''

Adelomelon valdesiense ''Adelomelon'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae. Description The medium-sized to large shell is smooth or knobbed. The protoconch is small and smooth with or without a calcarella. Species Species wit ...

'' F. Scarabino, Martinez, del Río, Oleinik, Camacho & Zinsmeister, 2004 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Adelomelon barattinii'' Klappenbach & Ureta, 1966 : synonym of ''Adelomelon (Adelomelon) ancilla'' (Lightfoot, 1786) represented as ''Adelomelon ancilla'' (Lightfoot, 1786) * ''Adelomelon indigestus'' Von Ihering, 1908: synonym of ''Adelomelon (Adelomelon) beckii'' (Broderip, 1836) represented as ''Adelomelon beckii'' (Broderip, 1836) * ''Adelomelon paradoxa'' (Lahille, 1895): synonym of ''

Odontocymbiola magellanica ''Odontocymbiola magellanica'' 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. The ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Adelomelon subnodosa'' (Leach, 1814): synonym of ''

'' (Gmelin, 1791)

References

* Bail P. & Poppe G.T. 2001. ''A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae''. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl.

External links

Volutidae {{Volutidae-stub