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Genus of gastropods
For the mythological daughter of
Minyas sometimes called Alcithoe, see
Minyades .
Alcithoe is a
genus of large
sea snails ,
marine
gastropod
molluscs in the family
Volutidae , the volutes.
[1]
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) [
citation needed ]
† Alcithoe gravicostata L. C. King, 1931
Alcithoe haurakiensis
Dell , 1956 [
citation needed ]
†
Alcithoe haweraensis Marwick, 1926
Alcithoe hedleyi (Murdoch & Suter, 1906) [
citation needed ]
†
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 [
citation needed ]
†
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) [
citation needed ]
†
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
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b
c 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
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c
Powell, A. W. B. , New Zealand Mollusca ,
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ISBN
0-00-216906-1
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a
b 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 .
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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
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b
c 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 .
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b Beu, A. G. & Maxwell, P. A. (1990). "Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand". New Zealand Geological Survey Bulletin . 58.
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