Alcithoe benthicola
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| Alcithoe benthicola | |
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| File:Alcithoe benthicola 001.jpg | |
| Shell of Alcithoe benthicola (specimen at the Museum of New Zealand) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Alcithoe |
| Species: | A. benthicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Alcithoe benthicola (Dell, 1963)
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| Synonyms | |
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Pachymelon benthicola Dell, 1963 | |
Alcithoe benthicola is a species of very large deepwater sea snail, a marine prosobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
Description
[edit | edit source]This species attains a size of 260 mm, its diameter 145 mm.
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Distribution
[edit | edit source]This marine species is endemic to New Zealand occurs off Northland in deep water: 400–800 metres.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Alcithoe benthicola (Dell, 1963). 23 July 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
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External links
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