Alcithoe tigrina | |
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Shell of Alcithoe tigrina (holotype at the Museum of New Zealand) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Volutidae |
Genus: | Alcithoe |
Species: | A. tigrina |
Binomial name | |
Alcithoe tigrina Bail & Limpus 2005 | |
Synonyms | |
Alcithoe larochei tigrinaBail & Limpus, 2005 (superseded combination) Contents |
Alcithoe tigrina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes. [1]
The length of the shell attains 140 mm, its diameter 64 mm.
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This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs between the Bay of Plenty to Mahia. [1]
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.
Alcithoe arabica, common name Arabic volute, is a species of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Alcithoe larochei is a species of large deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Alcithoe larochei ostenfeldi is a subspecies of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Alcithoe wilsonae is a species of rare large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Alcithoe benthicola is a species of very large deepwater sea snail, a marine prosobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Alcithoe fissurata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Alcithoe davegibbsi is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae.
Alcithoe flemingi is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Alcithoe jaculoides is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Cymbiola is a genus of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Alcithoe albescens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Alcithoe colesae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Alcithoe pseudolutea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Alcithoe seelyeorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Alcithoe triregensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Amoria grayi, common name Gray's volute, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Amoria molleri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Amoria lineola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
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