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Athleta (Neoathleta)

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Neoathleta was named by Bellardi (1890) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than T Mi Sepkoski's reference number: 614].

It was reranked as Volutilithes (Neoathleta) by Furon (1948); it was reranked as Athleta (Neoathleta) by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995).

It was assigned to Volutilithes by Furon (1948); to Athleta by Pacaud and Le Renard (1995); and to Neogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Neoathleta Bellardi
1948Volutilithes (Neoathleta) Furon
1995Athleta (Neoathleta) Pacaud and Le Renard p. 166
2002Neoathleta Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyAthletinaePilsbry and Olsson 1954
genusAthletaConrad 1853
subgenusNeoathleta(Bellardi 1890)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. †Athleta (Neoathleta) Bellardi 1890
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Diagnosis
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