Afriathleta
| Afriathleta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Afriathleta S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022 |
| Type species | |
| Volutocorbis semirugata Rehder & C. S. Weaver, 1974 | |
Afriathleta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Athletinae of the family Volutidae.[1]
Taxonomy
This genus has become a junior synonym of † Athleta (Neoathleta) Sacco, 1890 represented as Athleta Conrad, 1853. However, the taxonomy of the species on this genus has remained unchanged, until further notice.[2]
Species
- Afriathleta epigona (E. von Martens, 1904)
- Afriathleta kilburni (Rehder, 1974)
- Afriathleta leilaniae S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022
- Afriathleta rosavittoriae (Rehder, 1981)
- Afriathleta semirugata (Rehder & C. S. Weaver, 1974)
- Afriathleta trixiae S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022
- Afriathleta viljoenae S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022
References
- ^ a b Afriathleta S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022. 18 November 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Crabos, O. (2024). Resetting taxonomic misinterpretation in Volutidae, genus Athleta. Xenophora Taxonomy. 42: 35-36.
- Veldsman, S.G. & Veldsman, J.H. (V.). (2022). A taxonomic revision of the Volutidae of southern Africa, including the description of three new genera and several new species. Visaya. suppl. 17: 1–168.