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Alcithoe
Sign in to saveAlcithoe is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Cymbiinae of the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderNeogastropoda
- FamilyVolutidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 41
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Volutidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, USNM, MNHN, NMV, QM, WAM
- Recorded in
- New Zealand, Nouvelle-Caledonie, Australie, Australia, New Caledonia
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- taxon
- Image
- Alcithoe arabica (smooth form).JPG
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- Alcithoe
- taxon name
- Alcithoe
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- topic's main category
- Category:Alcithoe
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Alcithoe is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Cymbiinae of the family Volutidae, the volutes.
==Description== Alcithoe are large, benthic neogastropod marine snails. Species are predators, and all taxa undergo direct development.
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