| Alcithoe larochei ostenfeldi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Alcithoe |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | A. l. ostenfeldi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Alcithoe larochei ostenfeldi (Iredale, 1937) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Alcithoe larochei ostenfeldi is a subspecies of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes. [1]
The height of this shell attains 170 mm (6.7 in), its width 73 mm (2.9 in).
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This marine subspecies is endemic to New Zealand.
Volutidae, common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm. They are marine gastropod mollusks. Most of the species have no operculum.
Alcithoe is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Cymbiinae of the family Volutidae, the volutes.
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