Arabic Volute, Alcithoe arabica, IV43291

Physical Description

Two cases are on Turritella sp.; one case is on a whelk; one case is on a wheel shell., Volute egg attached to a dead juvenile whelk shell. The egg is a fragile whitish-cream coloured calcareous dome.

Provenance

Species is endemic to: New Zealand

Measurements

Maximum dimensions (H x W x D): 14 x 20 x 15mm