Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Alternative combinations: Athleta petrosus, Voluta petrosa, Volutilithes petrosa
Belongs to Athleta according to M. D. Perrilliat et al. 2006
See also Clark 1895, Harris and Palmer 1947, Kosnik 2002 and Palmer 1937
Sister taxa: Athleta (Athleta), Athleta (Neoathleta), Athleta (Ternivoluta), Athleta (Volutocorbis), Athleta (Volutopupa), Athleta (Volutospina), Athleta clayi, Athleta daviesi, Athleta ficulina, Athleta haleanus, Athleta laevgigata, Athleta lata, Athleta lisbonensis, Athleta lugardi, Athleta marwicki, Athleta mimica, Athleta necopinata, Athleta pygmaea, Athleta rarispina, Athleta roddai, Athleta sayanus, Athleta symmetricus, Athleta taikoensis, Athleta wynnei
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: South Carolina collection)
• Eocene of Colombia (1), United States (112: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Virginia)
• Paleocene of United States (8: Louisiana, Virginia)
Total: 122 collections each including a single occurrence
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