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Adelomelon altum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1846) †
1457751 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1457751)
accepted
Species
Voluta alta G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 † · unaccepted (original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Voluta alta G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 †) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1846). Appendix to part II. Descriptions of Tertiary fossil shells from South America. In: Darwin, C. Geological Observations on South America. Being the third part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. Smith, Elder & Co., London. pp 249-264, pls 2-5. , available online at http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=F273&viewtype=text&pageseq=1
page(s): 262, pl. 4, fig. 75 [details]
page(s): 262, pl. 4, fig. 75 [details]
Neotype (of Voluta alta G. B. Sowerby I, 1846) MNHNC...
, Type locality contained in Chile
Neotype (of Voluta alta G. B. Sowerby I, 1846) MNHNC SGO.PI.6274 [details]
type locality contained in Chile [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Adelomelon altum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1846) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1457751 on 2025-09-10
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(of Voluta alta G. B. Sowerby I, 1846 †) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1846). Appendix to part II. Descriptions of Tertiary fossil shells from South America. In: Darwin, C. Geological Observations on South America. Being the third part of the geology of the voyage of the Beagle under the command of Capt. Fitzroy, R.N. during the years 1832 to 1836. Smith, Elder & Co., London. pp 249-264, pls 2-5. , available online at http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=F273&viewtype=text&pageseq=1
page(s): 262, pl. 4, fig. 75 [details]
basis of record 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
page(s): 93, fig. 9.1-9.2 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 262, pl. 4, fig. 75 [details]
basis of record 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
page(s): 93, fig. 9.1-9.2 [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Neotype (of Voluta alta G. B. Sowerby I, 1846) MNHNC SGO.PI.6274 [details]
