Athleta abyssicola

Athleta abyssicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Athleta abyssicola
Athleta abyssicola shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Volutidae
Subfamily:
Athletinae
Genus:
Athleta
Subgenus:
Athleta
Species:
A. abyssicola
Binomial name
Athleta abyssicola
(Adams & Reeve, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Athleta (Athleta) abyssicola (H. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
  • Voluta abyssicola H. Adams & Reeve, 1848 (basionym)

Description

References
  1. Athleta abyssicola (Adams & Reeve, 1848). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 March 2012.
  • Aiken R.P. (2010) Volutidae. pp. 314–333, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
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