Alcithoe is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Cymbiinae of 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.
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.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
Distribution Trawled at 20-30 fathoms. 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 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) † 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
External links
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Taxon: Alcithoe (Genus) Revised descriptions of New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca from Beu and Maxwell (1990) Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone