Afriathleta rosavittoriae

Afriathleta rosavittoriae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Volutidae
Genus:	Afriathleta
Species:	A. rosavittoriae
Binomial name
Afriathleta rosavittoriae (Rehder, 1981)
Synonyms
Athleta (Athleta) rosavittoriae(Rehder, 1981) alternative representation Athleta rosavittoriae(Rehder, 1981) superseded combination Volutocorbis rosavittoriaeRehder, 1981 superseded combination

Afriathleta rosavittoriae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 50.75 mm, its diameter 22.9 mm.

A. rosavittoriae is white and brown in color. Its shell size grows to be 38–52 millimeters. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Somalia.

References

1. Afriathleta rosavittoriae (Rehder, 1981) . 18 November 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
2. "Athleta (Athleta) rosavittoriae". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 June 2018.

• 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)
• 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. (1981). "A new species of Volutocorbis (Volutidae) from Somalia". The Nautilus. 95 (4): 169–170.