Alcithoe knoxi

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Alcithoe knoxi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Order: Sorbeoconcha Family: Volutidae Genus: Alcithoe Species: A. knoxi
Binomial name
Alcithoe knoxi Dell, 1956

Alcithoe knoxi is a large deepwater 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 is found in deep water.

[edit] Shell description

The external shell colour is a uniform whitish-buff.

The shell height is up to 80 mm, and the width up to 40 mm.

[edit] References

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