Alcithoe tigrina

Alcithoe tigrina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.^[1]

Alcithoe tigrina
Shell of Alcithoe tigrina (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. tigrina
Binomial name
Alcithoe tigrina Bail & Limpus 2005
Synonyms
Alcithoe larochei tigrina Bail & Limpus, 2005 (superseded combination)

Description

The length of the shell attains 140 mm, its diameter 64 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs between the Bay of Plenty to Mahia.^[1]