Athleta

Athleta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.^[1]

Species within the genus Athleta include:

• † Athleta affinis (Brocchi, 1814)
• Athleta boswellae (Rehder, 1969)^[2]
• † Athleta delvallei Astibia, Merle & Pacaud, 2018
• Athleta disparilis (Rehder, 1969)^[3]
• Athleta easoni Petuch & Berschauer, 2017
• Athleta epigona (Martens, 1904)^[4]
• † Athleta ficulina (Lamarck, 1811)
• † Athleta gabriellis (Benoist, 1874)
• Athleta gilchristi (G.B. Sowerby III, 1902)^[5]
• Athleta glabrata (Kilburn, 1971)^[6]
• Athleta insperata Darragh, 1979^[7]
• Athleta kilburni (Rehder, 1974)^[8]
• † Athleta lata (Marwick, 1926)
• Athleta lutosa (Koch, 1948)^[9]
• † Athleta maculosus Lozouet, 2019
• Athleta magister (Kilburn, 1980)
• † Athleta marwicki P. A. Maxwell, 2003
• † Athleta memoirae Lozouet, 2019
• † Athleta mimica P. A. Maxwell, 2003
• Athleta mozambicana (Rehder, 1972)^[10]
• Athleta nana (Rehder & Weaver, 1974)^[11]
• † Athleta necopinata Suter, 1917
• †Athleta permulticostatus (Telegdi-Roth, 1914)
• † Athleta peyreirensis Lozouet, 2019
• Athleta pisororum H. Morrison, 2006
• † Athleta rathieri (Hébert, 1849)
• Athleta rosavittoriae (Rehder, 1981)^[12]
• Athleta semirugata (Rehder & Weaver, 1974)^[13]
• Athleta pisororum Morrison, 2006^[14]
• † Athleta spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Athleta studeri (Martens, 1897)^[15]
• † Athleta subaffinis (d'Orbigny, 1852)
• † Athleta subambiguus (d'Orbigny, 1852)
• † Athleta subelegans (d'Orbigny, 1852)
• Athleta taikoensis P. A. Maxwell, 2003
• † Athleta telegdyi (Gaál, 1938)
• † Athleta tournoueri (Peyrot, 1928)

subgenus Athleta Conrad, 1853

subgenus Ternivoluta Martens, 1897^[16]

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subgenus Athleta Conrad, 1853^[17]

• † Athleta fayiumensis Abbass, 1967^[17]
• † Athleta strombiformis Deshayes, 1835^[17]

subgenus † Neoathleta Bellardi, 1890^[17]

• † Athleta barrandii Deshayes, 1865^[17]
• † Athleta cithara Lamarck, 1802^[17]
• † Athleta geminata Edwards, 1854^[17]
• † Athleta labrellus Lamarck, 1802^[17]
• † Athleta mutatus Deshayes, 1835^[17]

subgenus Volutocorbis Dall, 1890^[17]

• † Athleta burtoni Vredenburg, 1923^[17]
• † Athleta eugeniae Vredenburg, 1923^[17]
• † Athleta lasharii Merle & Pacaud, 2014^[17]
• † Athleta wynnei Cox, 1930^[17]

Sometimes the following species used to be recognized in the separate genus:

• † Volutocorbis humei Abbass, 1967^[17]
• † Volutocorbis sohli Abbass, 1967^[17]
• † Volutocorbis crenulifera Bayan, 1870^[17]
• † Volutocorbis digitalina Lamarck, 1810^[17]
• † Volutocorbis elevata Sowerby, 1840^[17]
• † Volutocorbis inornatus Oppenheim, 1906^[17]
• † Volutocorbis lima Sowerby, 1823^[17]
• † Volutocorbis minutus Perrilliat et al., 2006^[17]
• † Volutocorbis pakistanica Eames, 1952^[17]
• † Volutocorbis scabricula Linnaeus, 1758^[17]

subgenus † Volutopupa Dall, 1890^[17]

• † Athleta citharopsis Merle & Pacaud, 2014^[17]
• † Athleta intercrenatus Cossmann & Pissarro, 1909^[17]

subgenus Volutospina Newton, 1906^[17]

• † Athleta ambiguus Solander in Brander, 1766^[17]
• † Athleta athleta Solander in Brander, 1877^[17]
• † Athleta dentata Sowerby, 1839^[17]
• † Athleta depauperatus Sowerby, 1823^[17]
• † Athleta jacobsi Vredenburg, 1921^[17]
• † Athleta luctator Sowerby, 1823^[17]
• † Athleta mekranica Vredenburg, 1925^[17]
• † Athleta nodosa Sowerby, 1829^[17]
• † Athleta noetlingi Cossmann & Pissarro, 1909^[17]
• † Athleta sindiensis Vredenburg, 1925^[17]
• † Athleta spinosa Linnaeus, 1758^[17]
• † Athleta subambigua d'Orbigny, 1852^[17]
• † Athleta suspensus Solander in Brander, 1766^[17]
• † Volutospina conicoturrita Newton, 1922^[17]
• † Volutospina kohatica Eames, 1952^[17]
• † Volutospina multispinosa Newton, 1922^[17]

subgenus ?

• † Athleta clayi^[17]
• † Athleta daviesi Cox, 1930^[17]
• † Athleta ficulina Lamarck, 1811^[17]
• † Athleta haleanus^[17]
• † Athleta lisbonensis^[17]
  • † Athleta lisbonensis forma crockettensis Plummer, 1933^[17]
• † Athleta lugardi Newton, 1922^[17]
• † Athleta petrosa Conrad, 1833^[17]
• † Athleta pygmaea Bellardi, 1890^[17]
• † Athleta rarispina Lamarck, 1811^[17]
• † Athleta sayanus Conrad, 1833^[17]
• † Athleta symmetricus Conrad, 1854^[17]
• † Athleta wynnei Cox, 1930^[17]

• Athleta abyssicola (Adams & Reeve, 1848):^[18] synonym of Capensisvoluta abyssicola (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) (superseded combination)
• Athleta anticingulata (F. McCoy, 1866) †: synonym of Athleta anticingulata anticingulata (F. McCoy, 1866) †: synonym of Ternivoluta anticingulata anticingulata (McCoy, 1866) †
• Athleta antiscalaris (F. McCoy, 1866) †: synonym of Ternivoluta antiscalaris (F. McCoy, 1866) †
• Athleta antispinosa (Tate, 1899) †: synonym of Ternivoluta antispinosa (Tate, 1899) † (superseded combination)
• Athleta boswellae (Rehder, 1969): synonym of Capensisvoluta boswellae (Rehder, 1969) ( superseded combination)
• Athleta bungae Darragh, 1971 †: synonym of Ternivoluta bungae (Darragh, 1971) † (superseded combination)
• Athleta curvicostata Darragh, 1971 †: synonym of Ternivoluta curvicostata (Darragh, 1971) † (superseded combination)
• Athleta disparilis (Rehder, 1969): synonym of Capensisvoluta disparilis (Rehder, 1969) (superseded combination)
• Athleta easoni Petuch & Berschauer, 2017: synonym of Capensisvoluta easoni (Petuch & Berschauer, 2017) (original combination)
• Athleta emmanuelae (Rosso, 1985): synonym of Capensisvoluta emmanuelae (Rosso, 1985) (superseded combination)
• Athleta epigona (E. von Martens, 1904): synonym of Afriathleta epigona (E. von Martens, 1904) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
• Athleta gandilloti Chavan, 1941 †: synonym of Athleta gandilloti (Chavan, 1941) † (superseded combination)
• Athleta gilchristi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1902): synonym of Nataliavoluta gilchristi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1902) (superseded combination)
• Athleta glabrata (Kilburn, 1971): synonym of Nataliavoluta glabrata (Kilburn, 1971) (superseded combination)
• Athleta insperata Darragh, 1979: synonym of Ternivoluta insperata (Darragh, 1979) (superseded combination)
• Athleta kilburni (Rehder, 1974): synonym of Afriathleta kilburni (Rehder, 1974) (superseded combination)
• Athleta lutosa (H. J. Koch, 1948): synonym of Capensisvoluta lutosa (H. J. Koch, 1948) (superseded combination)
• Athleta massieri Petuch & Berschauer, 2017: synonym of Capensisvoluta massieri (Petuch & Berschauer, 2017)
• Athleta mozambicana (Rehder, 1972): synonym of Nataliavoluta mozambicana (Rehder, 1972) (superseded combination)
• Athleta nana (Rehder, 1974): synonym of Nataliavoluta nana (Rehder, 1974) (superseded combination)
• Athleta nicklesi (Rosso, 1976): synonym of Capensisvoluta nicklesi (Rosso, 1976)
• Athleta rarispina (Lamarck, 1811) †: synonym of Athleta ficulina (Lamarck, 1811) †
• Athleta rosavittoriae (Rehder, 1981): synonym of Afriathleta rosavittoriae (Rehder, 1981) (superseded combination)
• Athleta semirugata (Rehder & C. S. Weaver, 1974): synonym of Afriathleta semirugata (Rehder & C. S. Weaver, 1974) (superseded combination)
• Athleta spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758) †: synonym of Athleta spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758) † (incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
• Athleta studeri (E. von Martens, 1897): synonym of Ternivoluta studeri (E. von Martens, 1897) (superseded combination)
• Athleta subcrenulifera Darragh, 1971 †: synonym of Ternivoluta subcrenulifera (Darragh, 1971) † (superseded combination)

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• Merle & Pacaud & Marivaux, Volutidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of the Lakhra Formation (Earliest Eocene, Sindh, Pakistan): systematics, biostratigraphy and paleobiogeography; Zootaxa, 3826 (1) : 101-138, fig. 1-12. , 2014
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