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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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Chattian or 66.00000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Belgium Athleta graciosa, Athleta mariae (22931)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Niger Volutilithes cithara (97596)
Selandian61.6 - 59.2Nigeria Volutilithes uniplicata (7791)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Poland Athleta mutata (27019)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) Neoathleta selseiensis, Neoathleta listerarum, Neoathleta mutatus (8124) Neoathleta selsiensis, Neoathleta cithara (8047) Neoathleta selsiensis, Neoathleta listerarum (8125)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Voluta labrella, Voluta cithara (184107)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France (Oise) Athleta labrella, Athleta cithara, Athleta mutata (3494)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0United Kingdom (England) Voluta geminata (39014)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0France Athleta labrellus, Athleta mutatus, Athleta barrandei (78567)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria Athleta suturalis (103742)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria (Burgas) Athleta suturalis (85445 102230)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Bulgaria (Sliven) Athleta suturalis (102363)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Romania Athleta mutata (102031)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Athleta cithara (78565)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 28.4France (Essonne) Athleta rathieri (9076 9077 9098 9269)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Turkey Athleta affinis (111670)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Bulgaria (Kurdzhali) Athleta suturalis (102287)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.03Bulgaria (Kyustendil) Athleta suturalis (102292)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Israel Neoathleta sp. (99564)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Turkey Athleta affinis (111679)