WoRMS name details
Athleta epigona (E. von Martens, 1904)
714692 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:714692)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
Athleta (Athleta) epigona (E. von Martens, 1904) · alternative representation
Athleta (Neoathleta) epigona (E. von Martens, 1904) · alternative representation
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Voluta epigona E. von Martens, 1904) Martens, E. von. (1904). Die beschalten Gastropoden der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 1898–1899. A. Systematisch-geographischer Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia". 7(A): 1–146, pls i–v.
page(s): 106, text-fig. [details]
page(s): 106, text-fig. [details]
Nomenclature always spelled epigona in the literature but this is not gramatically correct, the specific name being derived from the...
Nomenclature always spelled epigona in the literature but this is not gramatically correct, the specific name being derived from the Greek noun ἐπίγονος (a descendent) which admittedly could have been feminized in epigona when combined with Voluta (feminine) but not when combined with Athleta (masculine) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Athleta epigona (E. von Martens, 1904). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714692 on 2025-04-15
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(of Voluta epigona E. von Martens, 1904) Martens, E. von. (1904). Die beschalten Gastropoden der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 1898–1899. A. Systematisch-geographischer Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia". 7(A): 1–146, pls i–v.
page(s): 106, text-fig. [details]
page(s): 106, text-fig. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Nomenclature always spelled epigona in the literature but this is not gramatically correct, the specific name being derived from the Greek noun ἐπίγονος (a descendent) which admittedly could have been feminized in epigona when combined with Voluta (feminine) but not when combined with Athleta (masculine) [details]
