Alcithoe benthicola is a species of very large deepwater sea snail, a marine prosobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
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| Shell of Alcithoe benthicola (specimen at the Museum of New Zealand) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Alcithoe |
| Species: | A. benthicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Alcithoe benthicola (Dell, 1963)
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| Synonyms | |
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Pachymelon benthicola Dell, 1963 | |
Description
editThis species attains a size of 260 mm, its diameter 145 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species is endemic to New Zealand occurs off Northland in deep water: 400–800 metres.
References
edit- ^ Alcithoe benthicola (Dell, 1963). 23 July 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Bail, P. & Limpus, A. (2005). A Conchological iconography: the Recent volutes of New Zealand. Conchbooks. pp. 1–73.1-73&rft.pub=Conchbooks&rft.date=2005&rft.au=Bail, P. & Limpus, A.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Alcithoe benthicola" class="Z3988">
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press.
{{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.770-785&rft.date=2011&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01756.x&rft.au=Hills S.F.K., Trewick S.A. & Morgan-Richards M&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Alcithoe benthicola" class="Z3988">
External links
edit- Dell, R.K. (1963). "Archibenthal Mollusca from northern New Zealand" (PDF). Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Zoology. 3: 205–216. Retrieved 23 July 2024.205-216&rft.date=1963&rft.aulast=Dell&rft.aufirst=R.K.&rft_id=https://ia802908.us.archive.org/4/items/transactions-royal-society-new-zealand-zoology-3-205-216/transactions-royal-society-new-zealand-zoology-3-205-216.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Alcithoe benthicola" class="Z3988">