Alcithoe ostenfeldi
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| Alcithoe ostenfeldi (Iredale, 1937) |
Alcithoe ostenfeldi is a very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
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[edit] Range of distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand. It is found along the west coast of the South Island.
[edit] Habitat
This volute is found at depths of about 30 m.
[edit] Shell description
This large shell is broadly fusiform but of light build, with evenly convex whorls, and smooth except for weak axial sculpture on the first two post-nuclear whorls.
The external shell coloration is uniformly dull pinkish-orange.
The shell height is up to 195 mm, and the shell width up to 85 mm.
[edit] References
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
