Athleta epigona

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

Athleta epigona
Scientific classification
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Athletinae
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A. epigona
Binomial name
Athleta epigona
(Martens, 1904)

Description

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Tanzania and Zanzibar.

References

  1. Athleta epigona (Martens, 1904). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS)


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