WoRMS taxon details
Alcithoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
382339 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:382339)
accepted
Genus
Voluta pacifica Perry, 1810 accepted as Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin, 1791) (type by subsequent designation)
Alcithoe (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 · unaccepted
Alcithoe (Leporemax) Weaver & du Pont, 1970 · unaccepted
Fulgoraria (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 · unaccepted
Fulguraria (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 · unaccepted
Gilvostia Iredale, 1937 · unaccepted (synonym)
Leporemax Weaver & du Pont, 1970 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pachymelon (Palomelon) Finlay, 1926 · unaccepted
Palomelon Finlay, 1926 · unaccepted (synonym)
Scaphella (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 · unaccepted (original rank)
Voluta (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams · unaccepted
Waihaoia (Palomelon) Finlay, 1926 · unaccepted (synonym)
Species Alcithoe aillaudorum Bouchet & Poppe, 1988
Species Alcithoe albescens Bail & Limpus, 2005
Species Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Alcithoe benthicola (Dell, 1963)
Species Alcithoe colesae Bail & Limpus, 2005
Species Alcithoe davegibbsi Hart, 1999
Species Alcithoe fissurata (Dell, 1963)
Species Alcithoe flemingi Dell, 1978
Species Alcithoe fusus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Species Alcithoe jaculoides Powell, 1924
Species Alcithoe larochei Marwick, 1926
Species Alcithoe lutea (R. B. Watson, 1882)
Species Alcithoe pseudolutea Bail & Limpus, 2005
Species Alcithoe seelyeorum Bail & Limpus, 2005
Species Alcithoe tigrina Bail & Limpus, 2005
Species Alcithoe triregensis Bail & Limpus, 2005
Species Alcithoe wilsonae (Powell, 1933)
Subgenus Alcithoe (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Alcithoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Species Alcithoe calva Powell, 1928 accepted as Alcithoe jaculoides Powell, 1924 (synonym)
Species Alcithoe chathamensis (Dell, 1956) accepted as Alcithoe wilsonae (Powell, 1933)
Species Alcithoe johnstoni Powell, 1928 accepted as Alcithoe jaculoides Powell, 1924 (synonym)
Species Alcithoe knoxi (Dell, 1956) accepted as Alcithoe wilsonae (Powell, 1933) (synonym)
Species Alcithoe motutarensis Powell, 1928 accepted as Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
Species Alcithoe ostenfeldi (Iredale, 1937) accepted as Alcithoe larochei ostenfeldi (Iredale, 1937)
Species Alcithoe albescens Bail & Limpus, 2005
Species Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Alcithoe benthicola (Dell, 1963)
Species Alcithoe colesae Bail & Limpus, 2005
Species Alcithoe davegibbsi Hart, 1999
Species Alcithoe fissurata (Dell, 1963)
Species Alcithoe flemingi Dell, 1978
Species Alcithoe fusus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Species Alcithoe jaculoides Powell, 1924
Species Alcithoe larochei Marwick, 1926
Species Alcithoe lutea (R. B. Watson, 1882)
Species Alcithoe pseudolutea Bail & Limpus, 2005
Species Alcithoe seelyeorum Bail & Limpus, 2005
Species Alcithoe tigrina Bail & Limpus, 2005
Species Alcithoe triregensis Bail & Limpus, 2005
Species Alcithoe wilsonae (Powell, 1933)
Subgenus Alcithoe (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Alcithoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
» Species Alcithoe (Alcithoe) swainsoni Marwick, 1926 accepted as Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
Subgenus Alcithoe (Leporemax) Weaver & du Pont, 1970 accepted as Alcithoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 » Species Alcithoe (Leporemax) fusus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) accepted as Alcithoe fusus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
Subgenus Alcithoe (Waihaoia) Marwick, 1926 accepted as Spinomelon Marwick, 1926Species Alcithoe calva Powell, 1928 accepted as Alcithoe jaculoides Powell, 1924 (synonym)
Species Alcithoe chathamensis (Dell, 1956) accepted as Alcithoe wilsonae (Powell, 1933)
Species Alcithoe johnstoni Powell, 1928 accepted as Alcithoe jaculoides Powell, 1924 (synonym)
Species Alcithoe knoxi (Dell, 1956) accepted as Alcithoe wilsonae (Powell, 1933) (synonym)
Species Alcithoe motutarensis Powell, 1928 accepted as Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin, 1791) (synonym)
Species Alcithoe ostenfeldi (Iredale, 1937) accepted as Alcithoe larochei ostenfeldi (Iredale, 1937)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Scaphella (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): Vol. 1: 164. [details]
page(s): Vol. 1: 164. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Alcithoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382339 on 2023-06-06
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original description
(of Gilvostia Iredale, 1937) Iredale, T. (1937). Notes on neozelanic deepwater marine Mollusca. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 20: 103-107., available online at https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.20.1937.252
page(s): 105 [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Leporemax Weaver & du Pont, 1970) Weaver C.S. & DuPont J.E. (1970). Living Volutes. A monograph of the Recent Volutidae of the World. <i>Delaware Museum of Natural History, Monograph Series n° 1 xv + 375 p.</i>: , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/22769 [details]
original description (of Waihaoia (Palomelon) Finlay, 1926) Finlay, H. J. (1926). A further commentary on New Zealand molluscan systematics. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 57: 320-485, pls 18-23 [dated 1927, published Dec, 1926]., available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_57/rsnz_57_00_003550.html [details]
original description (of Alcithoe (Leporemax) Weaver & du Pont, 1970) Weaver C.S. & DuPont J.E. (1970). Living Volutes. A monograph of the Recent Volutidae of the World. <i>Delaware Museum of Natural History, Monograph Series n° 1 xv + 375 p.</i>: , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/22769
page(s): 113 [details]
original description (of Scaphella (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): Vol. 1: 164. [details]
basis of record Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. <em>ConchBooks, Hackenheim.</em> 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS). [details]
page(s): 105 [details] Available for editors
[request] original description (of Leporemax Weaver & du Pont, 1970) Weaver C.S. & DuPont J.E. (1970). Living Volutes. A monograph of the Recent Volutidae of the World. <i>Delaware Museum of Natural History, Monograph Series n° 1 xv + 375 p.</i>: , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/22769 [details]
original description (of Waihaoia (Palomelon) Finlay, 1926) Finlay, H. J. (1926). A further commentary on New Zealand molluscan systematics. <em>Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.</em> 57: 320-485, pls 18-23 [dated 1927, published Dec, 1926]., available online at http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_57/rsnz_57_00_003550.html [details]
original description (of Alcithoe (Leporemax) Weaver & du Pont, 1970) Weaver C.S. & DuPont J.E. (1970). Living Volutes. A monograph of the Recent Volutidae of the World. <i>Delaware Museum of Natural History, Monograph Series n° 1 xv + 375 p.</i>: , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/22769
page(s): 113 [details]
original description (of Scaphella (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853) Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). <i>The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization</i>. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. [Published in parts: Vol. 1: i-xl (1858), 1-256 (1853), 257-484 (1854). Vol. 2: 1-92 (1854), 93-284 (1855), 285-412 (1856), 413-540 (1857), 541-661 (1858). Vol. 3: pl. 1-32 (1853), 33-72 (1954), 73-96 (1855), 97-112 (1856), 113-128 (1857), 129-138 (1858)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3782650
page(s): Vol. 1: 164. [details]
basis of record Bail, P.; Poppe, G.T. (2001). A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. <em>ConchBooks, Hackenheim.</em> 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS). [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Diagnosis Fusiform, often with a rich pattern. [details]
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