Athleta Explained

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^[1]

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^[2]
• † Athleta daviesi Cox, 1930^[2]
• † Athleta ficulina Lamarck, 1811^[2]
• † Athleta haleanus^[2]
• † Athleta lisbonensis^[2]
  • † Athleta lisbonensis forma crockettensis Plummer, 1933^[2]
• † Athleta lugardi Newton, 1922^[2]
• † Athleta petrosa Conrad, 1833^[2]
• † Athleta pygmaea Bellardi, 1890^[2]
• † Athleta rarispina Lamarck, 1811^[2]
• † Athleta sayanus Conrad, 1833^[2]
• † Athleta symmetricus Conrad, 1854^[2]
• † Athleta wynnei Cox, 1930^[2]

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

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P.; Bail, P. (2013). Athleta (Ternivoluta) Martens, 1897. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382261 on 2018-01-02
2. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=10796 "†Athleta Conrad 1853 (volute)"