Afriathleta semirugata
| Afriathleta semirugata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Afriathleta |
| Species: | A. semirugata
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| Binomial name | |
| Afriathleta semirugata (Rehder & Weaver, 1974)
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Afriathleta semirugata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 33 mm and 55.3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
References
- ^ a b Afriathleta semirugata (Rehder & Weaver, 1974). 18 November 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- 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)
- 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.
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.
External links
- Rehder, H. A. & Weaver, C. S. (1974). "A new species of Volutocorbis from South Africa". The Nautilus. 88 (2): 31–32. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
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