Alcithoe wilsonae is a species of rare large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Description
A. wilsonae is a large neogastropod marine snail.
Distribution
The species is endemic to New Zealand and has a rich fossil record.
References
Further reading
Dell, R.K. 1978: Additions to the New Zealand Recent molluscan fauna with notes on Pachymelon (Palomelon), National Museum of New Zealand Records, 1(11) Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 Bail, P., Limpus, A. 2005: A Conchological Iconography 11, The Recent Volutes of New Zealand, with a revision of the genus Alcithoe H. & A. Adams, 1853, ConchBooks, Hackenheim, Germany
External links
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Taxon: Alcithoe wilsonae Powell, 1933 (Species)