Alcithoe

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

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

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Iredale, 1937 Fulgoraria (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 Fulguraria (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (superseded combination) Gilvostia Iredale, 1937 Leporemax Iredale, 1937 Pachymelon (Palomelon) Finlay, 1926 Palomelon Finlay, 1926 Scaphella (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (superseded combination) Voluta (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams Waihaoia (Palomelon) Finlay, 1926

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)