Alcithoe

Alcithoe is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

For the mythological daughter of Minyas sometimes called Alcithoe, see Minyades.

Alcithoe
Alcithoe arabica (smooth form)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Volutoidea
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Alcithoe
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Type species
Voluta pacifica
Perry, 1810
Synonyms[1]
  • Alcithoe (Alcithoe) accepted, alternate representation
  • Alcithoe (Leporemax) Iredale, 1937
  • Fulgoraria (Alcithoe)
  • Gilvostia Iredale, 1937
  • Leporemax Iredale, 1937
  • Pachymelon (Palomelon) Finlay, 1926
  • Palomelon Finlay, 1926
  • Voluta (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams
  • Waihaoia (Palomelon) Finlay, 1926

Description

Alcithoe are large, benthic neogastropod marine snails.[2] Species are predators, and all taxa undergo direct development.[3]

The shell is ovately fusiform. The spire is produced. The apex is papillary. The aperture is ovate and wide. The inner lip shows a spreading callus. The outer lip is dilated and subreflexed. [4]

Distribution

Alcithoe species are found in seas surrounding New Zealand.[2][3][5] There is a rich fossil record for the genus.[6][5]

Species

Species within the genus Alcithoe include:[2][6][1]

  • 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 Marwick, 1926
  • Alcithoe davegibbsi (Hart, 1999)
  • † Alcithoe dilatata 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, 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 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)[5]
  • 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
  1. 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
  2. Powell, A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  3. Hills, Simon F. K.; Trewick, Steven A.; Morgan-Richards, Mary (2011). "Phylogenetic information of genes, illustrated with mitochondrial data from a genus of gastropod molluscs". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 104 (4): 770–785. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01756.x.
  4. Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
  5. Hills, Simon F. K.; Crampton, James S.; Trewick, Steven A.; Morgan-Richards, Mary (2012). "DNA and Morphology Unite Two Species and 10 Million Year Old Fossils". PLOS ONE. 7 (12): e52083. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...752083H. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0052083. PMC 3527379. PMID 23284880.
  6. Beu, A. G. & Maxwell, P. A. (1990). "Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand". New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin. 58.
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