''Alcithoe'' is a
genus of large
sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
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mollusc
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s in the family
Volutidae, 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.
Distribution
''Alcithoe'' species are found in seas surrounding
New Zealand.
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
''Alcithoe albescens'' 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 mar ...
''
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
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, 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''
Marwick, 1926
* ''
Alcithoe davegibbsi''
(Hart, 1999)
* † ''
Alcithoe dilatata''
Marwick, 1926
* † ''
Alcithoe dyscrita
''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 of Ma ...
''
Finlay, 1926
* † ''
Alcithoe exigua
''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 of Ma ...
''
Marwick, 1926
* † ''
Alcithoe familiaris
''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 of M ...
''
Marwick, 1926
* † ''
Alcithoe finlayi
''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 of M ...
''
Marwick, 1926
* † ''
Alcithoe firma''
(Marwick, 1926)
* ''
Alcithoe fissurata''
(Dell
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, 1963)
* ''
Alcithoe flemingi''
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* ''
Alcithoe fusus
''Alcithoe fusus'' is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Volutidae, the volutes.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Zealand
References
* Dell, R. K. (195 ...
''
( Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
* † ''
Alcithoe gatesi
''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 of M ...
''
Marwick, 1926
* ''Alcithoe grahami''
(Arthur William Baden Powell, Powell, 1965)
* † ''Alcithoe gravicostata''
L. C. King, 1931
* ''Alcithoe haurakiensis''
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, 1956
* † ''Alcithoe haweraensis''
Marwick, 1926
* ''Alcithoe hedleyi''
(Murdoch & Suter, 1906)
* † ''Alcithoe hurupiensis''
Marwick, 1926
* † ''Alcithoe irregularis''
Marwick, 1926
* ''Alcithoe jaculoides''
Arthur William Baden Powell, Powell, 1924 - synonym: ''Alcithoe calva'' Powell, 1928
* ''Alcithoe larochei''
John Marwick, 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''
(Arthur William Baden Powell, Powell, 1950)
* † ''Alcithoe solida''
Marwick, 1926
* ''Alcithoe tigrina''
Bail & Limpus, 2005
* ''Alcithoe triregensis''
Bail & Limpus, 2005
* † ''Alcithoe turrita''
(Suter, 1917)
* † ''Alcithoe uptonensis''
L. C. King, 1934
* † ''Alcithoe whakinoensis''
Marwick, 1926
* ''Alcithoe wilsonae''
(Arthur William Baden Powell, Powell, 1933)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Alcithoe calva''
Powell, 1928: synonym of ''Alcithoe jaculoides''
Powell, 1924
* ''Alcithoe chathamensis''
(Dell
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, 1956): synonym of ''Alcithoe wilsonae''
(Powell, 1933)
* ''Alcithoe johnstoni''
Powell, 1928: synonym of ''Alcithoe jaculoides''
Powell, 1924
* ''Alcithoe knoxi''
(Dell
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, 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''
(Tom Iredale, 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)* [http://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)