Afriathleta rosavittoriae

Afriathleta rosavittoriae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Afriathleta
Species:
A. rosavittoriae
Binomial name
Afriathleta rosavittoriae
(Rehder, 1981)
Synonyms
  • Athleta (Athleta) rosavittoriae (Rehder, 1981) alternative representation
  • Athleta rosavittoriae (Rehder, 1981) superseded combination
  • Volutocorbis rosavittoriae Rehder, 1981 superseded combination

Afriathleta rosavittoriae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 50.75 mm, its diameter 22.9 mm.

A. rosavittoriae is white and brown in color. Its shell size grows to be 38–52 millimeters.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Somalia.

References

  1. ^ Afriathleta rosavittoriae (Rehder, 1981). 18 November 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ "Athleta (Athleta) rosavittoriae". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  • Bail, P & Poppe, G. T. 2001. A conchological iconography: a taxonomic introduction of the recent Volutidae. Hackenheim-Conchbook, 30 pp, 5 pl. (updated October 2008 for WoRMS)
  • Veldsman, S.G. & Veldsman, J.H. (V.). (2022). A taxonomic revision of the Volutidae of southern Africa, including the description of three new genera and several new species. Visaya. suppl. 17: 1-168.


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