Alcithoe larochei [Alcithoe larochei]
Description
Alcithoe larochei, or Laroche's Volute, is a species of large sea snail. It inhabits the waters around New Zealand. The shell is long and slender, typically pale with brown or orange marbling.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
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| Order |
Neogastropoda
Neogastropoda
|
| Family |
Volute snails
Volutidae
|
| Genus |
Alcithoe
Alcithoe
|