Alcithoe haurakiensis [Alcithoe haurakiensis]
Description
Alcithoe haurakiensis is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae. It is endemic to the Hauraki Gulf in New Zealand. The species has a long, slender shell with a pale background color and a complex pattern of brown or orange markings.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
|
| Order |
Neogastropoda
Neogastropoda
|
| Family |
Volute snails
Volutidae
|
| Genus |
Alcithoe
Alcithoe
|