Athleta magister
| Athleta magister | |
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| 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
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| Binomial name | |
| Athleta magister (Kilburn, 1980)
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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
- ^ 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.
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