Athleta (Volutospina) dentata Sowerby 1839 (volute)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Alternative combination: Voluta dentata

Synonyms: Athleta (Volutospina) dentata sykesi d'Archiac and Haime 1854, Voluta sykesi d'Archiac and Haime 1854

Belongs to Athleta (Volutospina) according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2009

See also Vredenburg 1925

Sister taxa: Athleta (Volutospina) ambiguus, Athleta (Volutospina) athleta, Athleta (Volutospina) depauperatus, Athleta (Volutospina) jacobsi, Athleta (Volutospina) japonica, Athleta (Volutospina) luctator, Athleta (Volutospina) mekranica, Athleta (Volutospina) nishimurai, Athleta (Volutospina) nodosa, Athleta (Volutospina) noetlingi, Athleta (Volutospina) sindiensis, Athleta (Volutospina) spinosa, Athleta (Volutospina) subambigua, Athleta (Volutospina) suspensus, Volutospina conicoturrita, Volutospina crassiuscula, Volutospina kohatica, Volutospina meridionalis, Volutospina multispinosa

Type specimens:

  • Athleta (Volutospina) dentata: Unknown number, a shell
  • Voluta sykesi:

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of India (2 collections), Pakistan (5)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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