''Alcithoe'' is a

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Volutidae ''Volutidae'', common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm. They are marine gastropod mollusks. Most of the species have no operculum. Distribution This family of sea snails ...

, the volutes.Marshall, B. & Bail, P. (2015). "''Alcithoe'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853". In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382339 on 2016-02-04

Description

''Alcithoe'' are large, benthic neogastropod marine snails. Powell, A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 Species are predators, and all taxa undergo

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Distribution

''Alcithoe'' species are found in seas surrounding

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. There is a rich fossil record for the genus.Beu, A. G. & Maxwell, P. A. (1990). "Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand". ''New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin''. 58.

Species

Species within the genus ''Alcithoe'' include: * ''

Alcithoe aillaudorum ''Alcithoe aillaudorum'' is a species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in whic ...

''(Ph. Bouchet & G. T. Poppe, 1988) * '' Alcithoe albescens'' Bail & Limpus, 2005 * ''

Alcithoe arabica ''Alcithoe arabica'', common name Arabic volute, is a species of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes. Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New ...

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Alcithoe arabicula ''Alcithoe'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.Marshall, B. & Bail, P. (2015). "''Alcithoe'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853". In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' Marwick, 1926 * † ''

Alcithoe bacchanalia ''Alcithoe'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.Marshall, B. & Bail, P. (2015). "''Alcithoe'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853". In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' L. C. King, 1934 * † ''

Alcithoe bartrumi ''Alcithoe'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.Marshall, B. & Bail, P. (2015). "''Alcithoe'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853". In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' L. C. King, 1933 * † ''

Alcithoe bathgatei ''Alcithoe'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.Marshall, B. & Bail, P. (2015). "''Alcithoe'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853". In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' Finlay, 1926 * ''

Alcithoe benthicola ''Alcithoe benthicola'' is a species of very large deepwater sea snail, a marine prosobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae ''Volutidae'', common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size ...

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Alcithoe brevis ''Alcithoe'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.Marshall, B. & Bail, P. (2015). "''Alcithoe'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853". In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' Marwick, 1926 * † ''

Alcithoe bulbus ''Alcithoe'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.Marshall, B. & Bail, P. (2015). "''Alcithoe'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853". In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' (Marwick, 1931) * † ''

Alcithoe callaghani ''Alcithoe'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.Marshall, B. & Bail, P. (2015). "''Alcithoe'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853". In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' (L. C. King, 1931) * ''

Alcithoe colesae ''Alcithoe colesae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae ''Volutidae'', common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm. They are ma ...

'' Bail & Limpus, 2005 * † ''

Alcithoe concisa ''Alcithoe'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.Marshall, B. & Bail, P. (2015). "''Alcithoe'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853". In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' Marwick, 1931 * † ''

Alcithoe cylindrica ''Alcithoe'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.Marshall, B. & Bail, P. (2015). "''Alcithoe'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853". In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' Marwick, 1926 * ''

Alcithoe davegibbsi ''Alcithoe davegibbsi'' is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae ''Volutidae'', common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 50 ...

'' (Hart, 1999) * † ''

Alcithoe dilatata ''Alcithoe'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.Marshall, B. & Bail, P. (2015). "''Alcithoe'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853". In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' Marwick, 1926 * † '' Alcithoe dyscrita'' Finlay, 1926 * † '' Alcithoe exigua'' Marwick, 1926 * † '' Alcithoe familiaris'' Marwick, 1926 * † '' Alcithoe finlayi'' Marwick, 1926 * † ''

Alcithoe firma ''Alcithoe'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.Marshall, B. & Bail, P. (2015). "''Alcithoe'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853". In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' (Marwick, 1926) * ''

Alcithoe fissurata ''Alcithoe fissurata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae ''Volutidae'', common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm. They ar ...

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, 1963) * ''

Alcithoe flemingi ''Alcithoe flemingi'' is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes. Description This species attains a size of 105 mm. Habitat This volute is endemic to New Zealand and lives in deep wat ...

, 1978 photo * '' Alcithoe fusus'' ( Quoy &

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, 1833) * † '' Alcithoe gatesi'' Marwick, 1926 * '' Alcithoe grahami'' ( Powell, 1965) * † ''Alcithoe gravicostata'' L. C. King, 1931 * ''

Alcithoe haurakiensis ''Alcithoe haurakiensis'' is a species of medium-sized deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae ''Volutidae'', common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 ...

, 1956 * † '' Alcithoe haweraensis'' Marwick, 1926 * '' Alcithoe hedleyi'' (Murdoch & Suter, 1906) * † '' Alcithoe hurupiensis'' Marwick, 1926 * † '' Alcithoe irregularis'' Marwick, 1926 * '' Alcithoe jaculoides'' Powell, 1924 - synonym: ''Alcithoe calva'' Powell, 1928 * '' Alcithoe larochei'' Marwick, 1926 * † '' Alcithoe lepida'' Marwick, 1926 * '' Alcithoe lutea'' (Watson, 1882) * † ''

Alcithoe marlburiana ''Alcithoe'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.Marshall, B. & Bail, P. (2015). "''Alcithoe'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853". In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' L. C. King, 1934 * † '' Alcithoe murdochi'' (Marwick, 1926) * † ''

Alcithoe nodulifera ''Alcithoe'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.Marshall, B. & Bail, P. (2015). "''Alcithoe'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853". In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' Laws, 1935 * '' Alcithoe pacifica'' * † '' Alcithoe parva'' Marwick, 1926 * † '' Alcithoe phymatias'' Finlay, 1926 * † '' Alcithoe pinguella'' (Marwick, 1931) * † '' Alcithoe powelli'' (Laws, 1936) * '' Alcithoe pseudolutea'' Bail & Limpus, 2005 * † ''

Alcithoe regularis ''Alcithoe'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.Marshall, B. & Bail, P. (2015). "''Alcithoe'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853". In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' Finlay, 1926 * † ''

Alcithoe renwicki ''Alcithoe'' is a genus of large sea snails, Marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.Marshall, B. & Bail, P. (2015). "''Alcithoe'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853". In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: Worl ...

'' (Marwick, 1928) * † ''

Alcithoe resolutionis ''Alcithoe'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.Marshall, B. & Bail, P. (2015). "''Alcithoe'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853". In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' C. A. Fleming, 1954 * † '' Alcithoe rugosa'' (Marwick, 1926) * † ''

Alcithoe scitula ''Alcithoe'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.Marshall, B. & Bail, P. (2015). "''Alcithoe'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853". In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' Marwick, 1926 * † '' Alcithoe scopi'' Marwick, 1926 * '' Alcithoe seelyeorum'' Bail & Limpus, 2005 * '' Alcithoe smithi'' ( Powell, 1950) * † '' Alcithoe solida'' Marwick, 1926 * '' Alcithoe tigrina'' Bail & Limpus, 2005 * ''

Alcithoe triregensis ''Alcithoe triregensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae ''Volutidae'', common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm. They are ...

'' Bail & Limpus, 2005 * † '' Alcithoe turrita'' (Suter, 1917) * † ''

Alcithoe uptonensis ''Alcithoe'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.Marshall, B. & Bail, P. (2015). "''Alcithoe'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853". In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' L. C. King, 1934 * † '' Alcithoe whakinoensis'' Marwick, 1926 * '' Alcithoe wilsonae'' ( Powell, 1933) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Alcithoe calva'' Powell, 1928: synonym of ''Alcithoe jaculoides'' Powell, 1924 * ''Alcithoe chathamensis'' (

, 1956): synonym of '' Alcithoe wilsonae'' (Powell, 1933) * ''Alcithoe johnstoni'' Powell, 1928: synonym of ''Alcithoe jaculoides'' Powell, 1924 * ''Alcithoe knoxi'' (

, 1956): synonym of '' Alcithoe wilsonae'' (Powell, 1933) * ''Alcithoe motutaraensis'' Powell, 1928: synonym of ''Alcithoe arabica'' (Gmelin, 1791) * † ''Alcithoe oliveri'' Marwick, 1926: synonym of '' Mauira oliveri'' (Marwick, 1926) * ''Alcithoe ostenfeldi'' ( Iredale, 1937): synonym of ''

Alcithoe larochei ostenfeldi ''Alcithoe larochei ostenfeldi'' is a subspecies of very large sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Volutidae, the volutes.Marshall, B.; Bail, P. (2015). Alcithoe larochei ostenfeldi (Iredale, 19 ...

'' (Iredale, 1937) * ''Alcithoe swainsoni'' Marwick, 1926: synonym of ''Alcithoe arabica'' (Gmelin, 1791) ** ''Alcithoe swainsoni motutarensis'' Powell, 1928: synonym of ''Alcithoe arabica'' (Gmelin, 1791)

References

External links

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Taxon: ''Alcithoe'' (Genus)

* ttp://www.molluscs.otago.ac.nz/ Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone {{Taxonbar, from=Q3139169 Volutidae Gastropod genera Taxa named by Arthur Adams (zoologist) Taxa named by Henry Adams (zoologist)