Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Alternative combinations: Athleta luctator, Voluta luctator
Synonym: Voluta luctatrix Solander in Brander 1766 [replaced name]
Belongs to Athleta (Volutospina) according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995
Sister taxa: Athleta (Volutospina) ambiguus, Athleta (Volutospina) athleta, Athleta (Volutospina) dentata, Athleta (Volutospina) depauperatus, Athleta (Volutospina) jacobsi, Athleta (Volutospina) japonica, 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
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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