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, its width .

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. 10.3853/j.0067-1975.20.1937.252.
• Book: Powell A W B. Arthur William Baden Powell. New Zealand Mollusca . William Collins Publishers Ltd. Auckland, New Zealand. 1979. 0-00-216906-1.
• Book: 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, Bruce. 2020. Alcithoe larochei ostenfeldi (Iredale, 1937). 385241. 16 September 2024.