WoRMS name details
Afriathleta S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022
1634945 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1634945)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Athleta (Neoathleta) Sacco, 1890 † represented as Athleta Conrad, 1853
Genus
Volutocorbis semirugata Rehder & C. S. Weaver, 1974 accepted as Afriathleta semirugata (Rehder & C. S. Weaver, 1974) (type by original designation)
- Species Afriathleta epigona (E. von Martens, 1904)
- Species Afriathleta kilburni (Rehder, 1974)
- Species Afriathleta leilaniae S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022
- Species Afriathleta rosavittoriae (Rehder, 1981)
- Species Afriathleta semirugata (Rehder & C. S. Weaver, 1974)
- Species Afriathleta trixiae S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022
- Species Afriathleta viljoenae S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
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. <em>Visaya.</em> suppl. 17: 1-168.
page(s): 55 [details]
page(s): 55 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Afriathleta S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1634945 on 2025-04-12
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Nomenclature
original description
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. <em>Visaya.</em> suppl. 17: 1-168.
page(s): 55 [details]
page(s): 55 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Crabos, O. (2024). Resetting taxonomic misinterpretation in Volutidae, genus <i>Athleta</i>. <em>Xenophora Taxonomy.</em> 42: 35-36. [details]
