Athleta

''Athleta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.

Species

Species within the genus ''Athleta'' include:
* † '' Athleta affinis'' (Brocchi, 1814)
* '' Athleta boswellae'' (Rehder, 1969)
* † '' Athleta delvallei'' Astibia, Merle & Pacaud, 2018
* '' Athleta disparilis'' (Rehder, 1969)
* '' Athleta easoni'' Petuch & Berschauer, 2017
* '' Athleta epigona'' (Martens, 1904)
* † '' Athleta ficulina'' (Lamarck, 1811)
* † ''Athleta gabriellis'' (Benoist, 1874)
* '' Athleta gilchristi'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1902)
* ''Athleta glabrata'' (Kilburn, 1971)
* ''Athleta insperata'' Darragh, 1979
* ''Athleta kilburni'' (Rehder, 1974)
* † ''Athleta lata'' (Marwick, 1926)
* ''Athleta lutosa'' (Koch, 1948)
* † ''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)
* ''Athleta nana'' (Rehder & Weaver, 1974)
* † '' 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)
* '' Athleta semirugata'' (Rehder & Weaver, 1974)
* '' Athleta pisororum'' Morrison, 2006
* † ''Athleta spinosa'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Athleta studeri'' (Martens, 1897)
* † '' 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

Fossil species

subgenus ''Athleta'' Conrad, 1853
* † '' Athleta fayiumensis'' Abbass, 1967
* † '' Athleta strombiformis'' Deshayes, 1835

subgenus † '' Neoathleta'' Bellardi, 1890
* † '' Athleta barrandii'' Deshayes, 1865
* † '' Athleta cithara'' Lamarck, 1802
* † '' Athleta geminata'' Edwards, 1854
* † '' Athleta labrellus'' Lamarck, 1802
* † '' Athleta mutatus'' Deshayes, 1835

subgenus '' Volutocorbis'' Dall, 1890
* † ''Athleta burtoni'' Vredenburg, 1923
* † '' Athleta eugeniae'' Vredenburg, 1923
* † '' Athleta lasharii'' Merle & Pacaud, 2014
* † '' Athleta wynnei'' Cox, 1930

Sometimes the following species used to be recognized in the separate genus:
* † '' Volutocorbis humei'' Abbass, 1967
* † '' Volutocorbis sohli'' Abbass, 1967
* † '' Volutocorbis crenulifera'' Bayan, 1870
* † '' Volutocorbis digitalina'' Lamarck, 1810
* † '' Volutocorbis elevata'' Sowerby, 1840
* † '' Volutocorbis inornatus'' Oppenheim, 1906
* † '' Volutocorbis lima'' Sowerby, 1823
* † '' Volutocorbis minutus'' Perrilliat et al., 2006
* † '' Volutocorbis pakistanica'' Eames, 1952
* † '' Volutocorbis scabricula'' Linnaeus, 1758

subgenus † '' Volutopupa'' Dall, 1890
* † '' Athleta citharopsis'' Merle & Pacaud, 2014
* † '' Athleta intercrenatus'' Cossmann & Pissarro, 1909

subgenus '' Volutospina'' Newton, 1906
* † '' Athleta ambiguus'' Solander in Brander, 1766
* † '' Athleta athleta'' Solander in Brander, 1877
* † '' Athleta dentata'' Sowerby, 1839
* † '' Athleta depauperatus'' Sowerby, 1823
* † '' Athleta jacobsi'' Vredenburg, 1921
* † '' Athleta luctator'' Sowerby, 1823
* † '' Athleta mekranica'' Vredenburg, 1925
* † '' Athleta nodosa'' Sowerby, 1829
* † '' Athleta noetlingi'' Cossmann & Pissarro, 1909
* † '' Athleta sindiensis'' Vredenburg, 1925
* † ''Athleta spinosa'' Linnaeus, 1758
* † '' Athleta subambigua'' d'Orbigny, 1852
* † '' Athleta suspensus'' Solander in Brander, 1766
* † '' Volutospina conicoturrita'' Newton, 1922
* † '' Volutospina kohatica'' Eames, 1952
* † ''Volutospina multispinosa'' Newton, 1922

subgenus ?
* † ''Athleta clayi''"†''Athleta'' Conrad 1853 (volute)"
Fossilworks, accessed 2 January 2018.
* † '' Athleta daviesi'' Cox, 1930
* † '' Athleta ficulina'' Lamarck, 1811
* † '' Athleta haleanus''
* † '' Athleta lisbonensis''
** † ''Athleta lisbonensis forma crockettensis'' Plummer, 1933
* † '' Athleta lugardi'' Newton, 1922
* † '' Athleta petrosa'' Conrad, 1833
* † '' Athleta pygmaea'' Bellardi, 1890
* † '' Athleta rarispina'' Lamarck, 1811
* † '' Athleta sayanus'' Conrad, 1833
* † '' Athleta symmetricus'' Conrad, 1854
* † '' Athleta wynnei'' Cox, 1930

Synonyms

* ''Athleta abyssicola'' (Adams & Reeve, 1848): 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)

References

* Marwick, J. (1926). Tertiary and recent Volutidae of New Zealand. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 56: 259-303.
* 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
* Lozouet P. (2019). Volutidae, Volutomitridae, Marginellidae, Cystiscidae et Cancellariidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neogastropoda) de l'Oligocène supérieur (Chattien) du bassin de l'Adour (Sud-Ouest de la France). Cossmanniana. 20: 3–109
* 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

Conrad, T. A. (1853). Synopsis of the genera Cassidula, Humph., and of a proposed new genus Athleta. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 6(11-12): 448-449

Sacco, F. (1890). Catalogo paleontologico del bacino terziaro del Piemonte. Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana. 8(3): 281-356; 9(2): 185-340

Newton R.B. (1906). Note on Swainson's genus Volutilithes. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 7(2): 100-104, pl. 12

Cotton, B. C. (1949). Australian Recent and Tertairy Mollusca, Family Volutidae. Records of the South Australian Museum. 9: 181-196

Maxwell, P.A. (2003). The volutid genera Athleta and Lyria (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the New Zealand Cenozoic. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 33: 363-394

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