Adelomelon riosi, common name Rios's volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Adelomelon riosi
Apertural view of Adelomelon riosi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Adelomelon
Species:
A. riosi
Binomial name
Adelomelon riosi
Clench & Turner, 1964
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Description

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The length of the shell varies between 200 mm and 315 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Atlantic coast of South America, from Brazil to Argentina.
Sometimes trawled in 300–320 meters depth.

References

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  • Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl.
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  • "Adelomelon riosi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.