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Sea Museum of Arica (Chile) 2.7.: conches (sea snails), showcase 7

Volutidae

Harpulina lapponica Family: Volutidae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Adelomelon Brasiliensis Family: Volutidae Region: Brasil and Argentina	Aulica imperialis 02 Family: Volutidae Region: Indo-Pacific region

presented by Michael Palomino (2010 - translation 2023)

Volutidae The leaflet about the sea snails of the Volutidae family <They are medium-sized to very large snails, spindle-shaped to egg formed (ovate), with many different shapes and colors. They are carnivores. They live mainly in tropical seas. Some species have adapted to colder zones. In total, about 200 species are known.>
Cymbiola aurica cathcartiae Family: Volutidae Region: Phillippines	Cymbiola aurica cathcartiae, zoom
Alcithoe sp Family: Volutidae Region: New Zealand	Alcithoe sp, zoom
Harpulina lapponica Family: Volutidae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Harpulina lapponica, zoom
Lyria kurodai Family: Volutidae Region: Taiwan, Vietnam	Lyria kurodai, zoom
Voluta loroisi Family: Volutidae Region: India and Sri Lanka	Voluta loroisi, zoom
Cymbiola innexa marispuma Family: Volutidae Region: Indonesia
Voluta ebraea 01 Family: Volutidae Region: Brasil Voluta ebraea 02 Voluta ebraea 03
Zidonia dufresnei Family: Volutidae Region: Brasil and Argentina	Zidonia dufresnei, total view
Zidonia dufresnei, zoom
Scaphella junonia Family: Volutidae Region: from North Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico	Scaphella junonia, zoom

Voluta música guinaica Family: Volutidae Region: Caribbean	Voluta música guinaica, zoom
Voluta virescens Family: Volutidae Region: Caribbean	Voluta virescens, zoom
Adelomelon martensi Family: Volutidae Region: Puerto Montt (Chile) to the Magellanes Strait (Argentina)	Adelomelon martensi, total view
Adelomelon martensi, zoom
Adelomelon Brasiliensis Family: Volutidae Region: Brasil and Argentina	Adelomelon Brasiliensis, zoom
Adelomelon Brasiliensis, total view
Cymbiola nobilis, total view Family: Volutidae Region: Sea of China
Cymbiola nobilis, text	Cymbiola nobilis, zoom 01
Cymbiola nobilis, zoom 02	Cymbiola nobilis, zoom 03
Cymbiola sp Family: Volutidae Region: no indication (Phillippines [web01])	Cymbiola sp, zoom
Cymbiola vespertilio Family: Volutidae Region: southwest Pacific	Cymbiola vespertilio, total view
Cymbiola vespertilio, zoom 01	Cymbiola vespertilio, zoom 02

Aulica imperialis 01 Family: Volutidae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Aulica imperialis 02
Melo amphora, placa Family: Volutidae Region: Australa and New Guinea	Melo amphora
Melo melo Family: Volutidae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Melo melo, total view
Melo miltonis Family: Volutidae Region: Australia	Melo miltonis, total view
Melo miltonis, total view of the total view
Melo aethiopica Family: Volutidae Region: Indonesia and Malaysia	Melo aethiopica, zoom
Melo aethiopica, total view
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Sources
[web01] http://www.naturfoto-online.de/1-16407-meeresschnecke-fotos.htm

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