Alcithoe larochei

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Alcithoe larochei
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Shell of Alcithoe larochei (specimen at the Museum of New Zealand)
Status NZTCS NT.svg
Not Threatened (NZ TCS) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

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Description

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

Distribution

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

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Volutidae</span> Family of sea snails

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<i>Alcithoe</i> Genus of gastropods

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<i>Alcithoe arabica</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Alcithoe fusus</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Alcithoe wilsonae</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Alcithoe benthicola</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Alcithoe fissurata</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Alcithoe lutea</i> Species of gastropod

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Alcithoe davegibbsi is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae.

<i>Alcithoe flemingi</i> Species of gastropod

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Alcithoe jaculoides is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

<i>Alcithoe aillaudorum</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Alcithoe albescens</i> Species of gastropod

Alcithoe albescens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

<i>Alcithoe colesae</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Alcithoe pseudolutea</i> Species of gastropod

Alcithoe pseudolutea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

<i>Alcithoe seelyeorum</i> Species of gastropod

Alcithoe seelyeorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

<i>Alcithoe tigrina</i> Species of gastropod

Alcithoe tigrina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

<i>Alcithoe triregensis</i> Species of gastropod

Alcithoe triregensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

References

  1. Funnell, Greig; et al. (January 2023). Todd, Amanda (ed.). Conservation status of indigenous marine invertebrates in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2021 (PDF) (Report). New Zealand Department of Conservation. p. 38. ISBN   978-1-99-118365-1 . Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. Alcithoe larocheiMarwick, 1926 . 23 July 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .