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Alcithoe triregensis

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Alcithoe triregensis
Shell of Alcithoe triregensis (holotype at the Museum of New Zealand)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Alcithoe
Species:
A. triregensis
Binomial name
Alcithoe triregensis
Bail & Limpus 2005

Alcithoe triregensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 69.8 mm, its diameter 21.4 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs between the Middlesex Bank, northwest of Three Kings Islands at depths between 246 m and 291 m. [1]

References

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  • Bail, P. & Limpus, A. (2005). A Conchological iconography: the Recent volutes of New Zealand. Conchbooks. pp. 1–73.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)