Miomelon alarconi
| Miomelon alarconi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Miomelon |
| Species: | M. alarconi
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| Binomial name | |
| Miomelon alarconi Stuardo & Villas, 1974
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Miomelon alarconi, commonly known as the Alarcon volute is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
Description
This deepwater species attains a size of 65–90 mm.
Distribution
500 metres depth, off Chile.
References
- ^ Miomelon alarconi Stuardo & Villas, 1974. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.