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Athleta (Ternivoluta)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Ternivoluta was named by Martens (1897) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 530]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Athleta (Ternivoluta) by Darragh (1971) and Maxwell (2003).

It was assigned to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Athleta by Darragh (1971) and Maxwell (2003).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Ternivoluta Martens
1971Athleta (Ternivoluta) Darragh
2002Ternivoluta Sepkoski
2003Athleta (Ternivoluta) Maxwell p. 370

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyAthletinaePilsbry and Olsson 1954
genusAthletaConrad 1853
subgenusTernivoluta(Martens 1897)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. Athleta (Ternivoluta) Martens 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Oligocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 33.90000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4Australia (Victoria) Athleta curvirostata (71236)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03Australia (Victoria) Athleta anticingulata (72199)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) Athleta anticingulata (71238)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Australia (Tasmania) Athleta anticingulata (72194 72195)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Australia (Victoria) Athleta anticingulata (72200 72230) Athleta antiscalaris (71241) Athleta antiscalaris, Athleta subcrenulifera (72193) Athleta craticula (71239) Ternivoluta subcrenulifera, Athleta antiscalaris (71240)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Australia (Victoria) Voluta antiscalaris (72207)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (Victoria) Athleta antiscalaris (71242 71351 72188 72196 72201 72231) Voluta antiscalaris (72210)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Australia (South Australia) Athleta antiscalaris (72191)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (Victoria) Athelta antiscalaris (72227)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Australia (New South Wales) Athleta antiscalaris (72190)