Athleta nana
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. nana
Binomial name
Athleta nana
(Rehder & Weaver, 1974)
Synonyms[1]
  • Athleta (Athleta) nana (Rehder & Weaver, 1974)
  • Volutocorbis nana Rehder & Weaver, 1974 (basionym

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

Description

Distribution

References

  • 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)
  • 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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