OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Volutidae 

Alcithoe H. & A. Adams, 1853

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Alcithoe H. & A. Adams, 1853

Included taxa

   Alcithoe arabica (Gmelin, 1791)
   Alcithoe aillaudorum Bouchet & Poppe, 1988
   Alcithoe davegibbsi Hart, 1999

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereNew Zealand

Keywords

feeds on: animals [ Other molluscs {Ponde1970x92} ]

References

 Ponder, W.F. 1970. p.127 Biology and ecology
 Poppe, G.T. & Goto, Y. 1992. p.22 Taxonomy
 Weaver, C.S. & du Pont, J.E. 1970. p.108 [ synonymy, type information, distribution, description and remarks ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Zidoninae
                            Alcithoe H. & A. Adams, 1853

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=37853) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-02-04. Record last updated by bouchet genera on 2002-07-16.