Afriathleta semirugata

Afriathleta semirugata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Volutidae
Genus:	Afriathleta
Species:	A. semirugata
Binomial name
Afriathleta semirugata (Rehder & Weaver, 1974)
Synonyms [1]
Athleta (Athleta) semirugata(Rehder & Weaver, 1974) Athleta semirugata(Rehder & C. S. Weaver, 1974) superseded combination Volutocorbis semirugataRehder & Weaver, 1974 (basionym)

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 33 mm and 55.3 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

References

1. Afriathleta semirugata (Rehder & Weaver, 1974) . 18 November 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .

• 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)
• Aiken R.P. (2010) Volutidae. pp. 314–333, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.

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. & Weaver, C. S. (1974). "A new species of Volutocorbis from South Africa". The Nautilus. 88 (2): 31–32. Retrieved 18 November 2025.