Arctomelon

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Arctomelon
Shell of Arctomelon benthale
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Subfamily: Cymbiinae
Genus: Arctomelon
Dall, 1915
Type species
Voluta stearnsii Dall, 1872
Synonyms[1]
  • Boromelon Dall, 1942
  • Fulgoraria (Arctomelon) Dall, 1915 (original rank)
  • Fulgoraria (Boreomelon) Dall, 1918 junior objective synonym

Arctomelon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.[1]

These are Large, deep-water Volute snails found in cold North Pacific waters

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