Arctomelon tamikoae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Arctomelon tamikoae
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A. tamikoae
Binomial name
Arctomelon tamikoae
(Kosuge, 1970)
Synonyms

Boreomelon tamikoae Kosuge, 1970

Description

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Distribution

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This species occurs off the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, United States.

References

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  • Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. ConchBooks, Hackenheim. 30 pp, 5 pl.
  • Clark R.N. (2018). The genus Arctomelon Dall, 1915 in Alaskan waters, with the description of a new species. The Festivus. 50(4): 256–263.

page(s): 259, figs 2, 5A-D, J

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