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Adelomelon

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy

Adelomelon was named by Dall (1906) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); to Zidoninae by Darragh (1989) and Nielsen and Frassinetti (2007); and to Volutidae by Gordillo (1991), Frassinetti and Covacevich (1999) and Nielson and Valdovinos (2008).

Species

A. alta, A. ancilla, A. burmeisteri, A. caupolicani, A. colocoloi, A. obesa, A. posei, A. reconditus, A. valdesiense, Janeithoe beckii

Synonyms

Janeithoe was named by Pilsbry and Olsson (1954).

It was synonymized subjectively with Adelomelon by Darragh (1989) and Nielsen and Frassinetti (2007).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1906	Adelomelon Dall p. 143
1954	Janeithoe Pilsbry and Olsson p. 295
1989	Adelomelon Darragh p. 237
1991	Adelomelon Gordillo p. 129
1999	Adelomelon Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 53
2002	Adelomelon Sepkoski
2007	Adelomelon Nielsen and Frassinetti p. 90
2008	Adelomelon Nielson and Valdovinos p. 210

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorder	Latrogastropoda	Riedel 2000
order	Neogastropoda	Thiele 1929
superfamily	Muricoidea	de Costa 1776
family	Volutidae	Rafinesque 1815
subfamily	Zidoninae	Adams and A 1853
genus	Adelomelon	Dall 1906

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Adelomelon Dall 1906

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†Adelomelon alta Sowerby 1846

Adelomelon ancilla Lightfoot 1786

†Adelomelon burmeisteri Ihering 1907

†Adelomelon caupolicani Nielsen and Frassinetti 2007

†Adelomelon colocoloi Nielsen and Frassinetti 2007

†Adelomelon obesa Philippi 1887

†Adelomelon posei Scarabino et al. 2004

†Adelomelon reconditus Frassinetti 2000

†Adelomelon valdesiense Scarabino et al. 2004

Invalid names: Janeithoe Pilsbry and Olsson 1954 [synonym]

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
S. N. Nielsen and D. Frassinetti 2007	Shell elongate-oval to barrel-shaped, aperture about twice height of spire. Protoconch unknown. Teleoconch of about six whorls. Whorls convex, broad subsutural ramp slightly concave. Moderately strong, elongate nodes on shoulder present, hinted at, or absent. Suture slightly depressed. Numerous rounded spiral cords present over whole teleoconch, secondary threads present on some specimens. Interspaces equal or narrower to spirals. Last whorl constricted to form slightly twisted, wide siphonal canal. Fasciole prominent. Aperture elongate-oval. Columella slightly bent, bearing three folds. Well-defined parietal callus present. Height up to 140 mm.