Athleta magister

Athleta magister
Shell of Athleta magister (specimen at the Smithsonian Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Volutidae
Genus: Athleta
Species:
A. magister
Binomial name
Athleta magister
(Kilburn, 1980)
Synonyms
  • Athleta boswellae f. magister (Kilburn, 1980)
  • Volutocorbis magister Kilburn, 1980 (original combination)

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Agulhas Bank, South Africa.

References

  1. ^ Athleta magister (Kilburn, 1980). 18 November 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Kilburn R.N. (1980). Taxonomic studies on the marine Mollusca of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 2. Annals of the Natal Museum. 24(1): 193–200.
  • Aiken R.P. (2010) Volutidae. Pp. 314–333, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.