Athleta boswellae

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

Athleta boswellae
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. boswellae
Binomial name
Athleta boswellae
(Rehder, 1969)
Synonyms[1]
  • Athleta magister (Kilburn, 1978)
  • Athleta (Athleta) boswellae (Rehder, 1969)
  • Volutocorbis boswellae Rehder, 1969 (basionym)

References
  1. Athleta boswellae (Rehder, 1969). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • 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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