Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Alternative combinations: Athleta athleta, Strombus athleta
Belongs to Athleta (Volutospina) according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995
Sister taxa: Athleta (Volutospina) ambiguus, Athleta (Volutospina) dentata, 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
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of France (1 collection), the United Kingdom (6)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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