Lischkeia alwinae

Lischkeia alwinae
Apertural view of shell of Lischkeia alwinae (Lischke, 1871)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Calliotropidae
Genus: Lischkeia
Species: L. alwinae
Binomial name
Lischkeia alwinae
(Lischke, 1871)
Synonyms

Margarita (Bathybembix) alwinae Lischke, 1871

Lischkeia alwinae is a species of deep-water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliotropidae.[1]

Description

The size of the shell varies between 35 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan and in the China Sea.

References

  1. ↑ Lischkeia alwinae (Lischke, 1871).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 November 2010.


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