Alcithoe pseudolutea

Alcithoe pseudolutea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

Description

The length of the shell attains 110 mm, its diameter 45 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off North Island.

References

  • 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)
  • Hills S.F.K., Trewick S.A. & Morgan-Richards M. (2011). "Phylogenetic information of genes, illustrated with mitochondrial data from a genus of gastropod molluscs". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 104 (4): 770–785. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01756.x.


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