Athleta insperata

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

Athleta insperata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Volutidae
Subfamily:
Athletinae
Genus:
Athleta
Subgenus:
Ternivoluta
Species:
A. insperata
Binomial name
Athleta insperata
Darragh, 1979

Description

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Eastern Australia.

References
  1. Athleta insperata Darragh, 1979. 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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