Alcithoe fissurata
Species of gastropod
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Alcithoe fissurata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
- Subspecies
- Alcithoe fissurata crassa Bail & Limpus, 2005
- Alcithoe fissurata elegans Bail & Limpus, 2005
- Alcithoe fissurata fissurata (Dell, 1963)
| Alcithoe fissurata | |
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| Shell of Alcithoe fissurata crassa (holotype at the Museum of New Zealand) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Alcithoe |
| Species: | A. fissurata |
| Binomial name | |
| Alcithoe fissurata Dell, 1963 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pachymelon fissurata Dell, 1963 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 260 mm, its diameter 93 mm.
