Alcithoe flemingi

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Alcithoe flemingi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Order: Sorbeoconcha Family: Volutidae Genus: Alcithoe Species: A. flemingi
Binomial name
Alcithoe flemingi Dell, 1978

Alcithoe flemingi is a large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

Contents 1 Range of distribution 2 Habitat 3 Shell description 4 References

[edit] Range of distribution

This species is endemic to the south of the South Island of New Zealand and the Auckland Islands.

[edit] Habitat

This volute lives in deep water.

[edit] Shell description

The colour of the exterior of the shell is uniformly whitish-pink, with a pale orange interior. The shell height is up to 90 mm.

[edit] References

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