Palaeomelon tucapeli Nielsen and Frassinetti 2007 (volute)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Full reference: S. N. Nielsen and D. Frassinetti. 2007. The Neogene Volutidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) from the Pacific coast of Chile. Journal of Paleontology 81(1):82-102

Belongs to Palaeomelon according to S. N. Nielsen and D. Frassinetti 2007

Sister taxa: Palaeomelon angoli, Palaeomelon domeykoana, Palaeomelon taverai, Palaeomelon triplicata

Type specimen: SGO.PI.6039, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Palaeomelon tucapeli in the database

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.