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Alcithoe

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy

Alcithoe was named by Adams and Adams (1853) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R Sepkoski's reference number: 614]. It is extant. Its type is Voluta pacifica.

It was assigned to Zidoninae by Darragh (1989); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

A. (Alcithoe), A. (Waihaoia), A. sarissa

Species lacking formal opinion data

A. arabica, A. armigera, A. compressa, A. cribrosa, A. cylindrica, A. familiaris, A. finlayi, A. fusus, A. lepida, A. macrocephala, A. neglecta, A. neglectoides, A. neglectoides, A. pagodoides, A. pagodoides, A. phymatias, A. pueblensis, A. pueblensis, A. reflexa, A. scopi, A. separabilis

Synonyms

Leporemax was named by Iredale (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 681,899]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Alcithoe by Darragh (1989).

It was assigned to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1853	Alcithoe Adams and Adams p. 164
1937	Leporemax Iredale
1989	Alcithoe Darragh p. 237
2002	Alcithoe Sepkoski
2002	Leporemax Sepkoski

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorder	Latrogastropoda	Riedel 2000
order	Neogastropoda	Thiele 1929
superfamily	Muricoidea	de Costa 1776
family	Volutidae	Rafinesque 1815
subfamily	Zidoninae	Adams and A 1853
genus	Alcithoe	Adams and Adams 1853

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Alcithoe Adams and Adams 1853

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Subg. Alcithoe (Alcithoe) Adams and Adams 1853

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†Alcithoe (Alcithoe) amundseni Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992

†Alcithoe (Alcithoe) orphanta Darragh 1989

Alcithoe (Alcithoe) pacifica Perry 1810

Subg. †Alcithoe (Waihaoia) Marwick 1926

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†Alcithoe (Waihaoia) pagodoides Tate 1888

†Waihaoia formosa Laws 1935

†Alcithoe sarissa Tate 1889

Invalid names: Leporemax Iredale 1937 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available