Alcithoe

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

Alcithoe
Alcithoe arabica (smooth form)
Scientific 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) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted, alternate representation Alcithoe (Leporemax) Iredale, 1937 Fulgoraria (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 Fulguraria (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (superseded combination) Gilvostia Iredale, 1937 Leporemax Iredale, 1937 Pachymelon (Palomelon) Finlay, 1926 Palomelon Finlay, 1926 Scaphella (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (superseded combination) Voluta (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams Waihaoia (Palomelon) Finlay, 1926

Alcithoe is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Cymbiinae of 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
• Alcithoe fusus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
• † Alcithoe gatesi Marwick, 1926
• † Alcithoe gravicostata L. C. King, 1931
• † Alcithoe haweraensis Marwick, 1926
• † 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 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 solida Marwick, 1926
• Alcithoe tigrina Bail & Limpus, 2005
• Alcithoe triregensis Bail & Limpus, 2005
• † Alcithoe turrita (Suter, 1917)
• † Alcithoe uptonensis L. C. King, 1934
• †Alcithoe wangaloaensis Stilwell, 2016
• † Alcithoe whakinoensis Marwick, 1926
• Alcithoe wilsonae (Powell, 1933)

Synonyms

• † Alcithoe acuta Marwick, 1926: synonym of Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin, 1791) (junior subjective synonym)
• † Alcithoe amundseni Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992: synonym of † Odontocymbiola amundseni (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992) † (superseded combination)
• † Alcithoe armigera Marwick, 1926: synonym of † Alcithoe cylindrica Marwick, 1926 (junior subjective synonym)
• Alcithoe calva Powell, 1928: synonym of Alcithoe jaculoides Powell, 1924
• Alcithoe chathamensis (Dell, 1956): synonym of Alcithoe wilsonae (Powell, 1933)
• † Alcithoe compressa Marwick, 1926 † synonym of † Alcithoe cylindrica Marwick, 1926 (junior subjective synonym)
• † Alcithoe detrita Marwick, 1926: synonym of Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin, 1791) (junior subjective synonym)
• Alcithoe grahami (Powell, 1965): synonym of Alcithoe wilsonae (Powell, 1933)
• Alcithoe haurakiensis Dell, 1956: synonym of Alcithoe fusus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
• Alcithoe hedleyi (Murdoch & Suter, 1906): synonym of Alcithoe fusus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
• Alcithoe johnstoni Powell, 1928: synonym of Alcithoe jaculoides Powell, 1924
• Alcithoe knoxi (Dell, 1956): synonym of Alcithoe wilsonae (Powell, 1933)[5]
• † Alcithoe lutea Marwick, 1924: synonym of Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin, 1791) (junior secondary homonym and synonym)
• † Alcithoe mackayi Marwick, 1926: synonym of Alcithoe brevis Marwick, 1926 (junior subjective synonym)
• 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 pacifica (Perry, 1810): synonym of Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin, 1791)
• 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.

External links

• Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Taxon: Alcithoe (Genus)
• Revised descriptions of New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca from Beu and Maxwell (1990) Archived 2021-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
• Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone