Arctomelon tamikoae

Arctomelon tamikoae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Arctomelon
Species:
A. tamikoae
Binomial name
Arctomelon tamikoae
(Kosuge, 1970)
Synonyms

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.