Athleta studeri
| Athleta studeri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Subfamily: | Athletinae |
| Genus: | Athleta |
| Subgenus: | Ternivoluta |
| Species: | A. studeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Athleta studeri (Martens, 1897) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Athleta studeri (von Martens, 1897) | |
Athleta (Ternivoluta) studeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
There are two subspecies:
- Athleta (Ternivoluta) studeri studeri (Martens, 1897)
- Athleta (Ternivoluta) studeri swainensis Bail & limpus, 1998
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Eastern Australia.
References
- 1 2 Athleta studeri (Martens, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- 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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