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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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