Alcithoe larochei

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Alcithoe larochei
File:Alcithoe larochei 001.jpg
Shell of Alcithoe larochei (specimen at the Museum of New Zealand)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Alcithoe
Species:
A. larochei
Binomial name
Alcithoe larochei
Marwick, 1926

Alcithoe larochei is a species of large deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 144 mm, its diameter 66 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off North Island: Bay of Plenty to Cape Campbell and Cook Strait.

References

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  2. ^ Alcithoe larocheiMarwick, 1926. 23 July 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
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