:Adelomelon beckii
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| taxon = Adelomelon beckii
| authority = (Broderip, 1836)
| synonyms =
- Adelomelon indigestus Von Ihering, 1908
- Adelomelon (Adelomelon) beckii (Broderip, 1836)
- Voluta festiva d'Orbigny, 1841
- Voluta fusiformis Kiener, 1839
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Adelomelon beckii, common name the Beck's volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.{{WRMS species|606557|Adelomelon beckii (Broderip, 1836)||2 November 2012}}
Description
The length of the shell varies between 150 mm and 495 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the Atlantic coast of South America and off the Falkland Islands.
References
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- Lamarck, J. B. P. A., 1811. Suite. De la détermination des espèces de Mollusques Testacés. Volute (Voluta). Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 17: 54-80
- 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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- {{Gastropods.com|key=3|id=3593|title=Adelomelon beckii beckii|access-date=15 January 2019}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 1836
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