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Adelomelon obesa
Taxonomy
Voluta obesa was named by Philippi (1887) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Chile.]. It is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Proscaphella obesa by Stuardo and Villarroel (1974); it was recombined as Adelomelon obesa by Nielsen and Frassinetti (2007).
It was recombined as Proscaphella obesa by Stuardo and Villarroel (1974); it was recombined as Adelomelon obesa by Nielsen and Frassinetti (2007).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1887 | Voluta obesa Philippi p. 69 figs. pl. 8, fig. 3 |
| 1974 | Proscaphella obesa Stuardo and Villarroel figs. fig. 9 |
| 2007 | Adelomelon obesa Nielsen and Frassinetti p. 90 |
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†Adelomelon obesa Philippi 1887
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| 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.
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