Melo amphora

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Name: view 1
View of: Melo amphora
Type of resource: still image
Media type: image/tiff
Publisher: Digital object published by Biology Department, Western Washington University.
Physical location: Western Washington University
Identifier (local): Dept_00076_01
Identifier (mabel PID): wwu:40873

Description

Name: Melo amphora
Name variants: Genus-species: Melo amphora
Old genus-species: Melo diadema
Common name: Diadem melon shell
Description: huge cream colored shell, light weight for size
Note: Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Known habitat: Indian Ocean, Australia
Author citation: Lightfoot, 1786
Collection: Departmental Shell Collection
Type of resource: still image
Media type: image/tiff
Publisher: Digital object published by Biology Department, Western Washington University.
Physical location: Western Washington University
Identifier (local): Dept_00076
Identifier (mabel PID): wwu:40858