Melo aethiopicus
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| Apertural view of a shell of Melo aethiopica | |
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| A shell of Melo aethiopica, 23 cm in length, from the Indian Ocean | |
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| Species: | M. aethiopica
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| Melo aethiopica (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Cymbium aethiopicum (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Melo aethiopica, common name the crowned baler, is a very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
References
- ^ Bail, P. (2009). "World Register of Marine Species". Retrieved 17 March 2010.
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