Arctomelon tamikoae
| Arctomelon tamikoae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Arctomelon |
| Species: | A. tamikoae
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| Binomial name | |
| Arctomelon tamikoae (Kosuge, 1970)
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| Synonyms | |
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Boreomelon tamikoae Kosuge, 1970 | |
Arctomelon tamikoae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 200 mm and 208 mm. [2]
Distribution
This species occurs off the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, United States.
References
- Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl.
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