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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. scopi

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Alcithoe Adams and Adams p. 164
1937Leporemax Iredale
1989Alcithoe Darragh p. 237
2002Alcithoe Sepkoski
2002Leporemax Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyZidoninaeAdams and A 1853
genusAlcithoeAdams 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
Subg. †Alcithoe (Waihaoia) Marwick 1926
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†Waihaoia formosa Laws 1935
†Alcithoe sarissa Tate 1889
Invalid names: Leporemax Iredale 1937 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bortonian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 42.60000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.03 Ma

Collections (45 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03Antarctica (Seymour Island) A. amundseni (63551)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03New Zealand (Canterbury) Waihaoia sp. (50147)
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand Waihaoia suteri (64735)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71New Zealand (Canterbury) Waihaoia confusa (50149)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71New Zealand Waihaoia confusa (64748 67588) Waihaoia sp. (64738) Waihaoia suteri (64739 64745 64747 64750) Waihaoia thomsoni (64749)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) A. pagodoides (179823 179824 179825)
Runangan36.7 - 34.6New Zealand Waihaoia formosa (64814)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Australia (Victoria) A. cribrosa, A. pagodoides (71236)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04New Zealand Waihaoia tumidior (67854)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Australia (Victoria) A. neglectoides, A. pueblensis (72236) A. pagodoides (71237)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) A. neglectoides, A. pueblensis (71238)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98New Zealand (Dannevirke) Waihaoia phymatias (35657)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) A. sarissa (71239)
Otaian21.7 - 18.7New Zealand A. phymatias (77488)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand A. phymatias (77489)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand A. compressa, A. cylindrica, A. finlayi, A. neglecta, A. lepida, A. scopi, Waihaoia amoriaformis, Waihaoia murdochi, Waihaoia firma, Waihaoia cognata (67897) A. phymatias (77491) A. reflexa (67900 67902) A. reflexa, A. neglecta (67898) A. reflexa, A. scopi, Waihaoia murdochi, Waihaoia awamoaensis (67896) A. separabilis, A. familiaris, A. armigera, A. lepida (67899)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63New Zealand (Hawke's Bay) A. sp. (45178 45182 45183)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) A. sarissa (71352) Voluta sarissa (72210)
Waiauan13.05 - 11.04New Zealand (Hawke's Bay) A. sp. (45179)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) A. macrocephala (72235)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Australia (New South Wales) A. macrocephala (72190)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand A. sp. (45029 45031)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Australia (Tasmania) A. orphanta (63702 63704)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129New Zealand (Wellington) A. arabica (94818)