Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Alternative combination: Volutilithes subambigua
Belongs to Athleta (Volutospina) according to M. Harzhauser et al. 2009
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) spinosa, Athleta (Volutospina) suspensus, Volutospina conicoturrita, Volutospina crassiuscula, Volutospina kohatica, Volutospina meridionalis, Volutospina multispinosa
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Marna di Possagno Formation (Eocene of Italy)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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