Alcithoe larochei ostenfeldi explained

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

• Iredale, T 1937 Notes on neozelanic deepwater marine Mollusca. Records of the Australian Museum 20: 103-107
• Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
• Bail, P., Limpus, A. 2005: A Conchological Iconography 11, The Recent Volutes of New Zealand, with a revision of the genus Alcithoe H. & A. Adams, 1853, ConchBooks, Hackenheim, Germany

Notes and 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