Athleta rosavittoriae

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

Athleta rosavittoriae
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. rosavittoriae
Binomial name
Athleta rosavittoriae
(Rehder, 1981)

Description

A. rosavittoriae is white and brown in color. Its shell size grows to be 38–52 millimeters.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Somalia.

References
  1. Athleta rosavittoriae (Rehder, 1981). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. "Athleta (Athleta) rosavittoriae". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  • 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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