Alcithoe
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- For the mythologicalGreek mythologyGreek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
daughter of MinyasMinyas (mythology)In Greek mythology, Minyas was the founder of Orchomenus, Boetia. As the ancestor of the Minyans, a number of Boeotian genealogies lead back to him, according to the classicist H.J. Rose...
sometimes called Alcithoe, see MinyadesMinyadesThe Minyades were three sisters in Greek mythology who were daughters of Minyas, and the protagonists of a myth about the perils of neglecting the worship of Dionysus...
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Alcithoe is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of large sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae
Volutidae
Volutidae, common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm, marine gastropod mollusks...
, the volutes.
Species
Species within the genus Alcithoe include:- Alcithoe aillaudorumAlcithoe aillaudorumAlcithoe aillaudorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes....
(Bouchet, Ph. & G.T. Poppe, 1988) - Alcithoe arabicaAlcithoe arabicaAlcithoe arabica is a species of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.- Further reading :...
(GmelinJohann Friedrich GmelinJohann Friedrich Gmelin was a German naturalist, botanist, entomologist, herpetologist and malacologist.- Education :Johann Friedrich Gmelin was born as the eldest son of Philipp Friedrich Gmelin in 1748 in Tübingen...
, 1791) - Alcithoe benthicolaAlcithoe benthicolaAlcithoe benthicola is a species of very large deepwater sea snail, a marine prosobranch gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-References:...
(DellRichard DellDr Richard Kenneth Dell was a New Zealand malacologist. He was born in Auckland. As a young boy, he took an interest in shells, collecting them from the shores of Waitemata Harbour. He even managed to start a "museum" in his backyard...
, 1963) - Alcithoe chathamensisAlcithoe chathamensisAlcithoe chathamensis is a species of medium-sized deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-References:...
(DellRichard DellDr Richard Kenneth Dell was a New Zealand malacologist. He was born in Auckland. As a young boy, he took an interest in shells, collecting them from the shores of Waitemata Harbour. He even managed to start a "museum" in his backyard...
, 1956) - Alcithoe davegibbsiAlcithoe davegibbsiAlcithoe davegibbsi is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae.-References:*...
(Hart,1999) - Alcithoe fissurataAlcithoe fissurataAlcithoe fissurata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-References:* Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
(DellRichard DellDr Richard Kenneth Dell was a New Zealand malacologist. He was born in Auckland. As a young boy, he took an interest in shells, collecting them from the shores of Waitemata Harbour. He even managed to start a "museum" in his backyard...
, 1963) - Alcithoe flemingiAlcithoe flemingiAlcithoe flemingi is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-References:* *...
DellRichard DellDr Richard Kenneth Dell was a New Zealand malacologist. He was born in Auckland. As a young boy, he took an interest in shells, collecting them from the shores of Waitemata Harbour. He even managed to start a "museum" in his backyard...
, 1978 photo - Alcithoe fususAlcithoe fususAlcithoe fusus is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-References:* Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
(QuoyJean René Constant QuoyJean René Constant Quoy was a French zoologist.Along with Joseph Paul Gaimard he served as naturalist aboard La Coquille under Louis Isidore Duperrey during its circumnavigation of the globe , and the Astrolabe under the command of Jules Dumont d'Urville...
& GaimardJoseph Paul GaimardJoseph Paul Gaimard was a French naval surgeon and naturalist.Along with Jean René Constant Quoy he served as naturalist on the ships L'Uranie under Louis de Freycinet 1817-1820, and L'Astrolabe under Jules Dumont d'Urville 1826-1829...
, 1833) - Alcithoe grahamiAlcithoe grahamiAlcithoe grahami is a species of medium-sized deepwater sea snail, a gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.The shell height is up to 32.5 mm, and the shell width is up to 15 mm.-References:...
(PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1965) - Alcithoe haurakiensisAlcithoe haurakiensisAlcithoe haurakiensis is a species of medium-sized deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-References:...
DellRichard DellDr Richard Kenneth Dell was a New Zealand malacologist. He was born in Auckland. As a young boy, he took an interest in shells, collecting them from the shores of Waitemata Harbour. He even managed to start a "museum" in his backyard...
, 1956 - Alcithoe hedleyiAlcithoe hedleyiAlcithoe hedleyi is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-References:* Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
(Murdoch & Suter, 1906) - Alcithoe jaculoidesAlcithoe jaculoidesAlcithoe jaculoides is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes. This species is found only along the coast of North Island, New Zealand....
PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1924 - synonym: Alcithoe calva Powell, 1928 - Alcithoe knoxiAlcithoe knoxiAlcithoe knoxi is a species of deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-References:* *...
(DellRichard DellDr Richard Kenneth Dell was a New Zealand malacologist. He was born in Auckland. As a young boy, he took an interest in shells, collecting them from the shores of Waitemata Harbour. He even managed to start a "museum" in his backyard...
, 1956) - Alcithoe larocheiAlcithoe larocheiAlcithoe larochei is a species of large deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-References:...
MarwickJohn MarwickJohn Marwick MM was a New Zealand palaeontologist and geologist.John Marwick was born near Oamaru, New Zealand, on 3 February 1891, the son of Hugh Marwick, and his wife, Jane née Cuthbert. While at Waitaki Boys' High School he helped to collect fossil shells and learned the beginnings of how to...
, 1926 - Alcithoe luteaAlcithoe luteaAlcithoe lutea is a species of large deepwater sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-References:...
(Watson, 1882) - Alcithoe ostenfeldiAlcithoe ostenfeldiAlcithoe ostenfeldi is a species of very large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-References:...
(IredaleTom IredaleTom Iredale was an English-born ornithologist and malacologist who had a long association with Australia, where he lived for most of his life. He was an autodidact who never went to university and lacked formal training...
, 1937) - Alcithoe pacifica
- Alcithoe pseudoluteaAlcithoe pseudoluteaAlcithoe pseudolutea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes....
- Alcithoe smithiAlcithoe smithiAlcithoe smithi is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-References:* Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
(PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1950) - Alcithoe wilsonaeAlcithoe wilsonaeAlcithoe wilsonae is a species of rare large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-References:* Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
(PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1933)