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Palaeomelon S. N. Nielsen & Frassinetti, 2007 †
1438716 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1438716)
accepted
Genus
Voluta triplicata G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 † accepted as Palaeomelon jeffi M. Griffin & S. N. Nielsen, 2008 † (type by original designation)
- Species Palaeomelon angoli S. N. Nielsen & Frassinetti, 2007 †
- Species Palaeomelon apheles (Stilwell, Zinsmeister & Oleinik, 2004) †
- Species Palaeomelon domeykoanum (R. A. Philippi, 1887) †
- Species Palaeomelon jeffi M. Griffin & S. N. Nielsen, 2008 †
- Species Palaeomelon taverai (Stuardo & Villarroel, 1974) †
- Species Palaeomelon tucapeli S. N. Nielsen & Frassinetti, 2007 †
- Species Palaeomelon triplicata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1846) † accepted as Palaeomelon jeffi M. Griffin & S. N. Nielsen, 2008 † (unaccepted > junior homonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
neuter
Nielsen, S. N.; Frassinetti, D. (2007). The Neogene Volutidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) from the Pacific Coast of Chile. <em>Journal of Palaeontology.</em> 81(1): 82–102., available online at https://doi.org/10.1666/0022-3360(2007)81[82:tnvgnf]2.0.co;2
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Palaeomelon S. N. Nielsen & Frassinetti, 2007 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1438716 on 2025-09-11
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Nielsen, S. N.; Frassinetti, D. (2007). The Neogene Volutidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) from the Pacific Coast of Chile. <em>Journal of Palaeontology.</em> 81(1): 82–102., available online at https://doi.org/10.1666/0022-3360(2007)81[82:tnvgnf]2.0.co;2
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additional source Griffin, M.; Nielsen, S. N. (2008). A revision of the type specimens of Tertiary molluscs from Chile and Argentina described by d'Orbigny (1842), Sowerby (1846) and Hupé (1854). <em>Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.</em> 6(3): 251-316., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s1477201907002374
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[request]additional source Griffin, M.; Nielsen, S. N. (2008). A revision of the type specimens of Tertiary molluscs from Chile and Argentina described by d'Orbigny (1842), Sowerby (1846) and Hupé (1854). <em>Journal of Systematic Palaeontology.</em> 6(3): 251-316., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/s1477201907002374
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