Alcithoe wilsonae
- Usual depth251–986 m
- Water temperature8–16 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
About this species
Alcithoe wilsonae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes. A highly morphologically varied species, it endemic to New Zealand, found on the Chatham Rise, off the coast of the eastern South Island, and on a section of the Campbell Plateau between the South Island and the Auckland Islands.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 31 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 8 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 251–986 m · Deepest record: 1,057 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 8–16 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Alcithoe chathamensis, Alcithoe knoxi, Leporemax chathamensis, Pachymelon (Palomelon) grahami, Pachymelon (Palomelon) smithi, Pachymelon (Palomelon) wilsonae, Teremelon knoxi
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Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 258 open-data records from 1954 to 2023.
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