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Melonini Pilsbry & Olsson 1954

Diagnosis

provided by World Register of Marine Species
Protoconch dome-shaped, variable in size, smooth or more or less axially ribbed. Body whorl medium to large, solid, often coronated with knobs or spines. Rich, tent-like, very variable pattern.
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