WoRMS taxon details
Voluta melodica Simone, 2024
1765443 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1765443)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Simone, L. R. L. (2024). New species, misidentifications and problematic taxonomy of some Atlantic South American marine mollusks: a review. <em>Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia.</em> 64: e202464031: 1-104., available online at https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2024.64.031
page(s): 27, fig. 16 [details]
page(s): 27, fig. 16 [details]
Note Brazil. Amapá; off Amazon river mouth,...
From editor or global species database
Type locality Brazil. Amapá; off Amazon river mouth, 1.43°N 47.88″W, 46 m. [details]
Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word melodiam, meaning melody, in allusion to the shell and head-foot...
Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word melodiam, meaning melody, in allusion to the shell and head-foot pigmentation, looking like musical scores. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Voluta melodica Simone, 2024. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1765443 on 2024-08-25
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Simone, L. R. L. (2024). New species, misidentifications and problematic taxonomy of some Atlantic South American marine mollusks: a review. <em>Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia.</em> 64: e202464031: 1-104., available online at https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2024.64.031
page(s): 27, fig. 16 [details]
page(s): 27, fig. 16 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word melodiam, meaning melody, in allusion to the shell and head-foot pigmentation, looking like musical scores. [details]Type locality Brazil. Amapá; off Amazon river mouth, 1.43°N 47.88″W, 46 m. [details]