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Miomelon alarconi

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Miomelon alarconi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Miomelon
Species:
M. alarconi
Binomial name
Miomelon alarconi
Stuardo & Villas, 1974

Miomelon alarconi, commonly known as the Alarcon volute is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Description

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This deepwater species attains a size of 65–90 mm.

Distribution

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500 metres depth, off Chile.

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