Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Alternative combinations: Athleta (Volutospina) spinosus, Athleta spinosus, Conus spinosus, Voluta spinosa
Belongs to Athleta (Volutospina) according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2009
See also Lamarck 1802 and Pacaud and 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) luctator, Athleta (Volutospina) mekranica, Athleta (Volutospina) nishimurai, Athleta (Volutospina) nodosa, Athleta (Volutospina) noetlingi, Athleta (Volutospina) sindiensis, 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 (7)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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