Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Volutidae Scientific name Adelomelon beckii | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Cymbiinae Rank Species | |
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Similar Adelomelon, Zidona dufresnei, Adelomelon riosi, Volutidae, Alcithoe | ||
Adelomelon beckii, common name the Beck's volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
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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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