''Alcithoe'' is a genus of large

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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'' (

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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'' (

, 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 ...

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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 ''Alcithoe wilsonae'' is a species of rare large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.Marshall, B.; Bail, P. (2015). Alcithoe wilsonae (Powell, 1933). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Registe ...

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, 1965) * † ''Alcithoe gravicostata'' L. C. King, 1931 * '' Alcithoe haurakiensis''

, 1956 * † ''

Alcithoe haweraensis ''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 ...

'' Marwick, 1926 * ''

Alcithoe hedleyi ''Alcithoe hedleyi'' is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affin ...

'' (Murdoch & Suter, 1906) * † ''

Alcithoe hurupiensis ''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, 1926 * † ''

Alcithoe irregularis ''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 ...

'' Marwick, 1926 * ''

Alcithoe jaculoides ''Alcithoe jaculoides'' is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes. Description The length of the shell attains 188 mm, its diameter 70 mm. (Described as ''Alcithoe calva'') The shell is ve ...

, 1924 - synonym: ''Alcithoe calva'' Powell, 1928 * ''

Alcithoe larochei ''Alcithoe larochei'' is a species of large 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 mm to over 500 mm ...

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, 1926 * † ''

Alcithoe lepida ''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, 1926 * ''

Alcithoe lutea ''Alcithoe lutea'' is a species of large 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 mm to over 500 mm. T ...

'' (Watson, 1882) * † '' Alcithoe marlburiana'' L. C. King, 1934 * † ''

Alcithoe murdochi ''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 nodulifera'' Laws, 1935 * ''

Alcithoe pacifica ''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 ...

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Alcithoe parva ''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 ...

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Alcithoe phymatias ''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 ...

'' Finlay, 1926 * † ''

Alcithoe pinguella ''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, 1931) * † ''

Alcithoe powelli ''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 ...

'' (Laws, 1936) * ''

Alcithoe pseudolutea ''Alcithoe pseudolutea'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes. Description The length of the shell attains 110 mm, its diameter 45 mm. Distribution This marine species is endemi ...

'' Bail & Limpus, 2005 * † '' Alcithoe regularis'' Finlay, 1926 * † '' Alcithoe renwicki'' (Marwick, 1928) * † '' Alcithoe resolutionis'' C. A. Fleming, 1954 * † ''

Alcithoe rugosa ''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 scitula'' Marwick, 1926 * † ''

Alcithoe scopi ''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 seelyeorum ''Alcithoe seelyeorum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class co ...

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Alcithoe smithi ''Alcithoe wilsonae'' is a species of rare large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.Marshall, B.; Bail, P. (2015). Alcithoe wilsonae (Powell, 1933). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Registe ...

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Alcithoe solida ''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 tigrina ''Alcithoe tigrina'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes. Description The length of the shell attains 140 mm, its diameter 64 mm. Distribution This marine species is endemic to ...

'' Bail & Limpus, 2005 * '' Alcithoe triregensis'' Bail & Limpus, 2005 * † ''

Alcithoe turrita ''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 ...

'' (Suter, 1917) * † '' Alcithoe uptonensis'' L. C. King, 1934 * † ''

Alcithoe whakinoensis ''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 ...

'' Marwick, 1926 * ''

Alcithoe wilsonae ''Alcithoe wilsonae'' is a species of rare large sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Volutidae, the volutes.Marshall, B.; Bail, P. (2015). Alcithoe wilsonae (Powell, 1933). In: MolluscaBase (2015) ...

'' (

, 1933) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Alcithoe calva'' Powell, 1928: synonym of ''Alcithoe jaculoides'' Powell, 1924 * ''Alcithoe chathamensis'' (

, 1956): synonym of ''

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

, 1956): synonym of ''

'' (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)