Athleta rosavittoriae
Species of gastropod
Athleta rosavittoriae | |
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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) |
Athleta (Athleta) rosavittoriae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
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
- ^ Athleta rosavittoriae (Rehder, 1981). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ "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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