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Voluta melodica Simone, 2024

1765443  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1765443)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Neogastropoda (Order)
  7. Volutoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Volutidae (Family)
  9. Volutinae (Subfamily)
  10. Volutini (Tribe)
  11. Voluta (Genus)
  12. Voluta melodica (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Simone, L. R. L. (2024). New species, misidentifications and problematic taxonomy of some Atlantic South American marine mollusks: a review. <em>Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia.</em> 64: e202464031: 1-104., available online at https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2024.64.031
page(s): 27, fig. 16 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Note Brazil. Amapá; off Amazon river mouth,...  
From editor or global species database
Type locality Brazil. Amapá; off Amazon river mouth, 1.43°N 47.88″W, 46 m. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word melodiam, meaning melody, in allusion to the shell and head-foot...  
Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word melodiam, meaning melody, in allusion to the shell and head-foot pigmentation, looking like musical scores. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Voluta melodica Simone, 2024. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1765443 on 2025-04-03
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2024-08-11 20:50:59Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description Simone, L. R. L. (2024). New species, misidentifications and problematic taxonomy of some Atlantic South American marine mollusks: a review. <em>Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia.</em> 64: e202464031: 1-104., available online at https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2024.64.031
page(s): 27, fig. 16 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

From editor or global species database
Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word melodiam, meaning melody, in allusion to the shell and head-foot pigmentation, looking like musical scores. [details]

Type locality Brazil. Amapá; off Amazon river mouth, 1.43°N 47.88″W, 46 m. [details]
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