Athleta rosavittoriae
| Athleta rosavittoriae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Subfamily: | Athletinae |
| Genus: | Athleta |
| Subgenus: | Athleta |
| Species: | A. rosavittoriae |
| Binomial name | |
| Athleta rosavittoriae (Rehder, 1981) | |
Athleta (Athleta) rosavittoriae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
Description
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
- ↑ Athleta rosavittoriae (Rehder, 1981). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ↑ "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)
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