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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 > superseded rank
Alcithoe (Leporemax) C. S. Weaver & du Pont, 1970 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Fulgoraria (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Fulguraria (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Gilvostia Iredale, 1937 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Leporemax C. S. Weaver & du Pont, 1970 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Pachymelon (Palomelon) H. J. Finlay, 1926 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Palomelon H. J. Finlay, 1926 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Scaphella (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Voluta (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams · unaccepted > superseded rank
Waihaoia (Palomelon) H. J. Finlay, 1926 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)

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  1. Species Alcithoe aillaudorum Bouchet & Poppe, 1988
  2. Species Alcithoe albescens Bail & Limpus, 2005
  3. Species Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin, 1791)
  4. Species Alcithoe arabicula Marwick, 1926 †
  5. Species Alcithoe bacchinalia L. C. King, 1934 †
  6. Species Alcithoe bartrumi (L. C. King, 1933) †
  7. Species Alcithoe bathgatei H. J. Finlay, 1926 †
  8. Species Alcithoe benthicola (Dell, 1963)
  9. Species Alcithoe brevis Marwick, 1926 †
  10. Species Alcithoe bulbus (Marwick, 1931) †
  11. Species Alcithoe callaghani (L. C. King, 1931) †
  12. Species Alcithoe colesae Bail & Limpus, 2005
  13. Species Alcithoe concisa Marwick, 1931 †
  14. Species Alcithoe crassa Bail & Limpus, 2005
  15. Species Alcithoe cylindrica Marwick, 1926 †
  16. Species Alcithoe davegibbsi Hart, 1999
  17. Species Alcithoe dilatata Marwick, 1926 †
  18. Species Alcithoe dyscrita H. J. Finlay, 1926 †
  19. Species Alcithoe elegans Bail & Limpus, 2005
  20. Species Alcithoe exigua Marwick, 1926 †
  21. Species Alcithoe familiaris Marwick, 1926 †
  22. Species Alcithoe finlayi Marwick, 1926 †
  23. Species Alcithoe firma (Marwick, 1926) †
  24. Species Alcithoe fissurata (Dell, 1963)
  25. Species Alcithoe flemingi Dell, 1978
  26. Species Alcithoe fusus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  27. Species Alcithoe gatesi Marwick, 1926 †
  28. Species Alcithoe gravicostata L. C. King, 1931 †
  29. Species Alcithoe haweraensis Marwick, 1926 †
  30. Species Alcithoe hurupiensis Marwick, 1926 †
  31. Species Alcithoe irregularis Marwick, 1926 †
  32. Species Alcithoe jaculoides A. W. B. Powell, 1924
  33. Species Alcithoe larochei Marwick, 1926
  34. Species Alcithoe lepida Marwick, 1926 †
  35. Species Alcithoe lutea (R. B. Watson, 1882)
  36. Species Alcithoe macrocephala (H. J. Finlay, 1927) †
  37. Species Alcithoe marlburiana L. C. King, 1934 †
  38. Species Alcithoe murdochi (Marwick, 1926) †
  39. Species Alcithoe nodulifera (Laws, 1935) †
  40. Species Alcithoe orphanata Darragh, 1989 †
  41. Species Alcithoe parva Marwick, 1926 †
  42. Species Alcithoe phymatias H. J. Finlay, 1926 †
  43. Species Alcithoe pinguella (Marwick, 1931) †
  44. Species Alcithoe powelli (Laws, 1936) †
  45. Species Alcithoe pseudolutea Bail & Limpus, 2005
  46. Species Alcithoe regularis H. J. Finlay, 1926 †
  47. Species Alcithoe renwicki (Marwick, 1928) †
  48. Species Alcithoe resolutionensis C. A. Fleming, 1954 †
  49. Species Alcithoe rugosa (Marwick, 1926) †
  50. Species Alcithoe scitula (Marwick, 1926) †
  51. Species Alcithoe scopi Marwick, 1926 †
  52. Species Alcithoe seelyeorum Bail & Limpus, 2005
  53. Species Alcithoe solida Marwick, 1926 †
  54. Species Alcithoe tigrina Bail & Limpus, 2005
  55. Species Alcithoe triregensis Bail & Limpus, 2005
  56. Species Alcithoe turrita (Suter, 1917) †
  57. Species Alcithoe uptonensis (L. C. King, 1934) †
  58. Species Alcithoe wangaloaensis Stilwell, 2016 †
  59. Species Alcithoe whakinoensis Marwick, 1926 †
  60. Species Alcithoe wilsonae (A. W. B. Powell, 1933)
  61. Subgenus Alcithoe (Alcithoe) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 accepted as Alcithoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Alcithoe (Alcithoe) amundseni Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 † accepted as Odontocymbiola amundseni (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992) † (superseded combination)
    2. Species Alcithoe (Alcithoe) arabica (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin, 1791) (superseded combination)
    3. Species Alcithoe (Alcithoe) haweraensis Marwick, 1926 † accepted as Alcithoe haweraensis Marwick, 1926 † (superseded combination)
    4. Species Alcithoe (Alcithoe) hurupiensis Marwick, 1926 † accepted as Alcithoe hurupiensis Marwick, 1926 † (superseded combination)
    5. Species Alcithoe (Alcithoe) macrocephala (H. J. Finlay, 1927) † accepted as Alcithoe macrocephala (H. J. Finlay, 1927) † (superseded combination)
    6. Species Alcithoe (Alcithoe) orphanata Darragh, 1989 † accepted as Alcithoe orphanata Darragh, 1989 † (superseded combination)
    7. Species Alcithoe (Alcithoe) swainsoni Marwick, 1926 accepted as Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin, 1791) (junior subjective synonym)
    8. Species Alcithoe (Alcithoe) turrita (Suter, 1917) † accepted as Alcithoe turrita (Suter, 1917) † (superseded combination)
  62. Subgenus Alcithoe (Leporemax) C. S. Weaver & du Pont, 1970 accepted as Alcithoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Alcithoe (Leporemax) bathgatei H. J. Finlay, 1926 † accepted as Alcithoe bathgatei H. J. Finlay, 1926 † (superseded combination)
    2. Species Alcithoe (Leporemax) brevis Marwick, 1926 † accepted as Alcithoe brevis Marwick, 1926 † (superseded combination)
    3. Species Alcithoe (Leporemax) fusus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) accepted as Alcithoe fusus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) (superseded combination)
    4. Species Alcithoe (Leporemax) lepida Marwick, 1926 † accepted as Alcithoe lepida Marwick, 1926 † (superseded combination)
    5. Species Alcithoe (Leporemax) phymatias H. J. Finlay, 1926 † accepted as Alcithoe phymatias H. J. Finlay, 1926 † (superseded combination)
  63. Subgenus Alcithoe (Waihaoia) Marwick, 1926 accepted as Spinomelon Marwick, 1926 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Alcithoe (Waihaoia) cribrosa (Tate, 1889) † accepted as Spinomelon cribrosa (Tate, 1889) † (superseded combination)
    2. Species Alcithoe (Waihaoia) neglectoides Darragh, 1989 † accepted as Spinomelon neglectoides (Darragh, 1989) † (superseded combination)
    3. Species Alcithoe (Waihaoia) pagodoides (Tate, 1888) † accepted as Spinomelon pagodoides (Tate, 1888) † (superseded combination)
    4. Species Alcithoe (Waihaoia) pueblensis (Pritchard, 1898) † accepted as Spinomelon pueblensis (Pritchard, 1898) † (superseded combination)
    5. Species Alcithoe (Waihaoia) sarissa (Tate, 1889) † accepted as Spinomelon sarissa (Tate, 1889) † (superseded combination)
    6. Species Alcithoe (Waihaoia) tateana (R. M. Johnston, 1880) † accepted as Spinomelon tateana (R. M. Johnston, 1880) † (superseded combination)
  64. Species Alcithoe acuta Marwick, 1926 † accepted as Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin, 1791) (junior subjective synonym)
  65. Species Alcithoe amundseni Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 † accepted as Odontocymbiola amundseni (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992) † (superseded combination)
  66. Species Alcithoe armigera Marwick, 1926 † accepted as Alcithoe cylindrica Marwick, 1926 † (junior subjective synonym)
  67. Species Alcithoe calva A. W. B. Powell, 1928 accepted as Alcithoe jaculoides A. W. B. Powell, 1924 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  68. Species Alcithoe chathamensis (Dell, 1956) accepted as Alcithoe wilsonae (A. W. B. Powell, 1933) (junior subjective synonym)
  69. Species Alcithoe compressa Marwick, 1926 † accepted as Alcithoe cylindrica Marwick, 1926 † (junior subjective synonym)
  70. Species Alcithoe detrita Marwick, 1926 † accepted as Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin, 1791) (junior subjective synonym)
  71. Species Alcithoe johnstoni A. W. B. Powell, 1928 accepted as Alcithoe jaculoides A. W. B. Powell, 1924 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  72. Species Alcithoe knoxi (Dell, 1956) accepted as Alcithoe wilsonae (A. W. B. Powell, 1933) (junior subjective synonym)
  73. Species Alcithoe lutea Marwick, 1924 † accepted as Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin, 1791) (junior secondary homonym and synonym)
  74. Species Alcithoe mackayi Marwick, 1926 † accepted as Alcithoe brevis Marwick, 1926 † (junior subjective synonym)
  75. Species Alcithoe motutarensis A. W. B. Powell, 1928 accepted as Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin, 1791) (junior subjective synonym)
  76. Species Alcithoe neglecta Marwick, 1926 † accepted as Alcithoe cylindrica Marwick, 1926 † (junior subjective synonym)
  77. Species Alcithoe nukumaruensis (P. Marshall & Murdoch, 1920) † accepted as Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin, 1791) (junior subjective synonym)
  78. Species Alcithoe oliveri Marwick, 1926 accepted as Mauira oliveri (Marwick, 1926) † (original combination)
  79. Species Alcithoe ostenfeldi (Iredale, 1937) accepted as Alcithoe larochei ostenfeldi (Iredale, 1937)
  80. Species Alcithoe propearabicula Bartrum & A. W. B. Powell, 1928 † accepted as Alcithoe parva Marwick, 1926 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  81. Species Alcithoe reflexa Marwick, 1926 † accepted as Alcithoe lepida Marwick, 1926 † (junior subjective synonym)
  82. Species Alcithoe residua H. J. Finlay, 1926 † accepted as Spinomelon residua (H. J. Finlay, 1926) † (superseded combination)
  83. Species Alcithoe robusta Marwick, 1926 † accepted as Alcithoe cylindrica Marwick, 1926 † (junior subjective synonym)
  84. Species Alcithoe sarissa (Tate, 1889) † accepted as Spinomelon sarissa (Tate, 1889) † (superseded combination)
  85. Species Alcithoe separabilis Laws, 1932 † accepted as Alcithoe lepida Marwick, 1926 † (junior subjective synonym)
  86. Species Alcithoe sequax Marwick, 1926 † accepted as Alcithoe cylindrica Marwick, 1926 † (junior subjective synonym)
  87. Species Alcithoe strongi Marwick, 1931 † accepted as Mauithoe strongi (Marwick, 1931) † (superseded combination)
  88. Species Alcithoe subgracilis Marwick, 1926 † accepted as Alcithoe brevis Marwick, 1926 † (junior subjective synonym)
  89. Species Alcithoe suropsilos (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992) † accepted as Adelomelon suropsilos (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992) † (superseded combination)
  90. Species Alcithoe swainsoni Marwick, 1926 accepted as Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin, 1791) (junior subjective synonym)
  91. Species Alcithoe transformis Marwick, 1926 † accepted as Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin, 1791) (junior subjective synonym)
  92. Species Alcithoe vidali (R. A. Philippi, 1897) † accepted as Pachycymbiola vidali (R. A. Philippi, 1897) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  93. Species Alcithoe wekaensis Marwick, 1926 † accepted as Alcithoe cylindrica Marwick, 1926 † (junior subjective synonym)
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] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Alcithoe H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382339 on 2026-06-17
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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  PDF available [request]

original description (of Waihaoia (Palomelon) H. J. 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) C. S. 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] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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). <i>A conchological iconography: A taxonomic introduction of the Recent Volutidae</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 30 pp., 5 pls. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
 
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Diagnosis Fusiform, often with a rich pattern. [details]
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