''Alcithoe'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of large
sea snails,
marine gastropod molluscs 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 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
direct development Marine larval ecology is the study of the factors influencing dispersing larvae, which many marine invertebrates and fishes have. Marine animals with a larva typically release many larvae into the water column, where the larvae develop before met ...
.
Distribution
''Alcithoe'' species are found in seas surrounding
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
.
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''
(Ph. Bouchet & G. T. Poppe, 1988)
* ''
Alcithoe albescens''
Bail & Limpus, 2005
* ''
Alcithoe arabica''
( Gmelin, 1791)
* † ''
Alcithoe arabicula''
Marwick, 1926
* † ''
Alcithoe bacchanalia''
L. C. King, 1934
* † ''
Alcithoe bartrumi''
L. C. King, 1933
* † ''
Alcithoe bathgatei''
Finlay, 1926
* ''
Alcithoe benthicola''
( Dell, 1963)
* † ''
Alcithoe brevis''
Marwick, 1926
* † ''
Alcithoe bulbus''
(Marwick, 1931)
* † ''
Alcithoe callaghani''
(L. C. King, 1931)
* ''
Alcithoe colesae''
Bail & Limpus, 2005
* † ''
Alcithoe concisa''
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''
(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''
(Marwick, 1926)
* ''
Alcithoe fissurata''
( Dell, 1963)
* ''
Alcithoe flemingi''
Dell, 1978 photo
* ''
Alcithoe fusus''
( Quoy & Gaimard
Joseph Paul Gaimard (31 January 1793 – 10 December 1858) was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.
Biography
Gaimard was born at Saint-Zacharie on January 31, 1793. He studied medicine at the naval medical school in Toulon, subsequent ...
, 1833)
* † ''
Alcithoe gatesi''
Marwick, 1926
* ''
Alcithoe grahami''
( Powell, 1965)
* † ''Alcithoe gravicostata''
L. C. King, 1931
* ''
Alcithoe haurakiensis''
Dell, 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''
L. C. King, 1934
* † ''
Alcithoe murdochi''
(Marwick, 1926)
* † ''
Alcithoe nodulifera''
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''
Finlay, 1926
* † ''
Alcithoe renwicki''
(Marwick, 1928)
* † ''
Alcithoe resolutionis''
C. A. Fleming, 1954
* † ''
Alcithoe rugosa''
(Marwick, 1926)
* † ''
Alcithoe scitula''
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''
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''
( Dell, 1956): synonym of ''
Alcithoe wilsonae''
(Powell, 1933)
* ''Alcithoe johnstoni''
Powell, 1928: synonym of ''Alcithoe jaculoides''
Powell, 1924
* ''Alcithoe knoxi''
( Dell, 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''
(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
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Volutidae
Gastropod genera
Taxa named by Arthur Adams (zoologist)
Taxa named by Henry Adams (zoologist)