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Melo Broderip, 1826

382355  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382355)

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Genus
Voluta melo [Lightfoot], 1786 accepted as Melo melo ([Lightfoot], 1786) (type by absolute tautonymy)

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Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673 [details]   
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Melo Broderip, 1826. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382355 on 2024-03-29
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2009-02-04 10:57:56Z
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2013-01-05 07:35:10Z
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2019-12-29 20:55:40Z
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2023-03-18 08:48:31Z
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original description Sowerby I, G. B. (1821-1834). <i>The genera of recent and fossil shells, for the use of students, in conchology and geology</i>. Published in 42 parts. Vol. 1, pls 1-126 [1821-1825]; vol. 2, pls 127-262 + text (unpaginated) [1825-1834]. London: G. B. Sowerby. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45486673 [details]   

original description  (of Melo (Melocorona) Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954) Pilsbry, H. A. & Olsson, A. A. (1954). Systems of the Volutidae. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 35(152): 1-36 [271-306], pls 1-4 [25-28]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10576508
page(s): 294 [24] [details]   

basis of record Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. <em>ConchBooks, Hackenheim.</em> 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS). [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Very large shells with an inflated body whorl. [details]

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