Alcithoe larochei ostenfeldi

Alcithoe larochei ostenfeldi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Alcithoe
Species: A. ostenfeldi
Subspecies: Alcithoe larochei ostenfeldi
Trinomial name
Alcithoe larochei ostenfeldi
(Iredale, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Alcithoe ostenfeldi'' (Iredale, 1937)
  • Gilvostia ostenfeldi Iredale, 1937 (original combination)

Alcithoe larochei ostenfeldi is a subspecies of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes. [1]

Description

The height of this shell attains 170mm, its width 73mm.

Distribution

This marine subspecies is endemic to New Zealand.

References

  1. Marshall, B.; Bail, P. (2015). Alcithoe larochei ostenfeldi (Iredale, 1937). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=385241 on 2016-02-04
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