Adelomelon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.[2]
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:
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Adelomelon ancilla (Lightfoot, 1786)[3]
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Adelomelon beckii (Broderip, 1836)[4]
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Adelomelon brasiliana (Lamarck, 1811)[5]
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Adelomelon ferussacii (Donovan, 1824)[6]
- † Adelomelon posei F. Scarabino, Martinez, del Río, Oleinik, Camacho & Zinsmeister, 2004
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Adelomelon riosi Clench & Turner, 1964[7]
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Adelomelon scoresbyana (Powell, 1951)[8]
- † Adelomelon valdesiense F. Scarabino, Martinez, del Río, Oleinik, Camacho & Zinsmeister, 2004
- Species brought into synonymy
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Adelomelon barattinii Klappenbach & Ureta, 1966 : synonym of Adelomelon (Adelomelon) ancilla (Lightfoot, 1786) represented as Adelomelon ancilla (Lightfoot, 1786)
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Adelomelon indigestus Von Ihering, 1908: synonym of Adelomelon (Adelomelon) beckii (Broderip, 1836) represented as Adelomelon beckii (Broderip, 1836)
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Adelomelon paradoxa (Lahille, 1895): synonym of Odontocymbiola magellanica (Gmelin, 1791)
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Adelomelon subnodosa (Leach, 1814): synonym of Odontocymbiola magellanica (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.
