Adelomelon (Pachycymbiola) brasiliana (Lamarck, 1811)

• Brazilian Volute / Black Snail
• Caracol negro

Scientific classification
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked) Holozoa
(unranked) Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Metazoa
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Subphylum: Conchifera
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Volutoidea
Family: Volutidae
Subfamily: Cymbiinae
Tribe: Adelomelonini
Genus: Adelomelon
Subgenus: Adelomelon (Pachycymbiola)
Species: A. brasiliana

+210mm
Large specimen, nice lip!

San Matias Gulf, Rio Negro Province, Argentina

From my collection

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