Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Alternative combinations: Athleta ambiguus, Strombus ambiguus
Belongs to Athleta (Volutospina) according to J.-M. Pacaud and J. Le Renard 1995
Sister taxa: Athleta (Volutospina) athleta, 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: found only at Priabona (Eocene of Italy)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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