Alcithoe wilsonae

Alcithoe wilsonae is a species of rare large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.^[2]

Alcithoe wilsonae
Shell of Alcithoe wilsonae (holotype at the Museum of NewZealand)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Volutidae
Genus:	Alcithoe
Species:	A. wilsonae
Binomial name
Alcithoe wilsonae (Powell, 1933)
Synonyms
Alcithoe chathamensis (Dell, 1956) Alcithoe knoxi (Dell, 1956)[1] Alcithoe wilsonae acuminata Bail & Limpus, 2005 Alcithoe wilsonae wilsonae (Powell, 1933) Leporemax chathamensis Dell, 1956 Pachymelon wilsonae Powell, 1933 (original combination) Teremelon knoxi Dell, 1956[1]

Description

A. wilsonae is a large neogastropod marine snail.

Distribution

The species is endemic to New Zealand^[3][1] and has a rich fossil record.^[4][1]