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Alcithoe

{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}}

{{For|the mythological daughter of Minyas sometimes called Alcithoe |Minyades}}

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| image_caption = Alcithoe arabica (smooth form)

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| taxon = Alcithoe

| authority = H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

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  • 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  • Fulguraria (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (superseded combination)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  • Scaphella (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (superseded combination)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

| type_species = Voluta pacifica

| type_species_authority = Perry, 1810

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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 {{ISBN|0-00-216906-1}} Species are predators, and all taxa undergo direct development.{{cite journal |doi=10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01756.x |title=Phylogenetic information of genes, illustrated with mitochondrial data from a genus of gastropod molluscs |journal=Biological Journal of the Linnean Society|volume=104 |pages=770–785 |year=2011 |last1=Hills |first1=Simon F. K. |last2=Trewick |first2=Steven A. |last3=Morgan-Richards |first3=Mary |issue=4 |doi-access=free}}

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. [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650 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

Alcithoe species are found in seas surrounding New Zealand.{{cite journal |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0052083 |title=DNA and Morphology Unite Two Species and 10 Million Year Old Fossils |journal=PLOS ONE |volume=7 |issue=12 |pages=e52083 |year=2012 |last1=Hills |first1=Simon F. K. |last2=Crampton |first2=James S. |last3=Trewick |first3=Steven A. |last4=Morgan-Richards |first4=Mary |pmc=3527379 |pmid=23284880|bibcode=2012PLoSO...752083H |doi-access=free }} 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:

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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

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External links

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  • [http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/Taxon/45049 Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Taxon: Alcithoe (Genus)]
  • [http://www.gns.cri.nz/static/Mollusca/index.html Revised descriptions of New Zealand Cenozoic Mollusca from Beu and Maxwell (1990)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127064452/http://www.gns.cri.nz/static/Mollusca/index.html |date=2021-01-27 }}
  • [http://www.molluscs.otago.ac.nz/ Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone]

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Category:Volutidae

Category:Gastropod genera

Category:Taxa named by Arthur Adams (zoologist)

Category:Taxa named by Henry Adams (zoologist)

Category:Alcithoe