Alcithoe flemingi
Species of gastropod
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Alcithoe flemingi is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
| Alcithoe flemingi | |
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| Shell of Alcithoe flemingi (holotype in the Museum of New Zealand) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Alcithoe |
| Species: | A. flemingi |
| Binomial name | |
| Alcithoe flemingi Dell, 1978 | |
Description
This species attains a size of 105 mm, its diameter 32 mm.
Habitat
This volute is endemic to New Zealand and lives in deep water off the Chatham Rise, off Auckland and the Campbell Islands