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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