Athleta

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Athleta Temporal range: Cretaceous to Recent
Athleta ficulina , a fossil species from Miocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Volutoidea
Family:	Volutidae
Genus:	Athleta Conrad, 1853 [1]
Type species
† Voluta rarispinaLamarck, 1811
Synonyms [2]
Athleta (Athleta)Conrad, 1853· accepted, alternate representation Athleta (Neoathleta)Sacco, 1890 †· accepted, alternate representation Athleta (Oligoathleta)Lozouet, 2019 †· accepted, alternate representation Athleta (Ternivoluta)Martens, 1897· accepted, alternate representation Athleta (Volutocorbis)Dall, 1890 †· accepted, alternate representation Athleta (Volutospina)Newton, 1906 †· accepted, alternate representation NotoplejonaMarwick, 1926 † Voluta (Ternivoluta)Martens, 1897 Volutilithes (Neoathleta)Sacco, 1890 † Volutilithes (Volutocorbis)Dall, 1890 (original rank) VolutocorbisDall, 1890 VolutospinaNewton, 1906 (original rank) Volutospina (Athleta)Conrad, 1853 †

Athleta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae. ^[2]

Species

Species within the genus Athleta include:

• † Athleta acutinodula Belliard & Gain, 2025
• † Athleta affinis (Brocchi, 1814)
• † Athleta ambiguus Solander in Brander, 1766 ^[3]
• † Athleta athleta Solander in Brander, 1877 ^[3]
• † Athleta baili Pacaud & Ledon, 2023
• † Athleta barrandii Deshayes, 1865 ^[3]
• † Athleta bicorona (Lamarck, 1803)
• † Athleta bulbulus (Lamarck, 1803)
• † Athleta burtoni Vredenburg, 1923 ^[3]
• † Athleta canaligera Staadt, 1913
• † Athleta citharoedus (Holten, 1802)
• † Athleta citharopsis Merle & Pacaud, 2014 ^[3]
• † Athleta crenulifer (Bayan, 1870)
• † Athleta delvallei Astibia, Merle & Pacaud, 2018
• † Athleta depauperatus J. De C.Sowerby, 1823 ^[3]
• † Athleta depressus (Lamarck, 1803)
• † Athleta digitalinus (Lamarck, 1810)
• † Athleta elevata (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840)
• † Athleta eugeniae Vredenburg, 1923 ^[3]
• † Athleta fabri (Deshayes, 1866)
• † Athleta ficulina (Lamarck, 1811)
• † Athleta fournigaulti Belliard & Gain, 2025
• † Athleta gabriellis (Benoist, 1874)
• † Athleta gandilloti (Chavan, 1941)
• † Athleta haueri (M. Hörnes, 1852)
• † Athleta intercrenatus Cossmann & Pissarro, 1909 ^[3]
• † Athleta labrellus Lamarck, 1802 ^[3]
• † Athleta lasharii Merle & Pacaud, 2014 ^[3]
• † Athleta lata (Marwick, 1926)
• † Athleta lineolatus (Deshayes, 1835)
• † Athleta listerarum Le Renard, 1994
• † Athleta ludensis Périer, 1941
• † Athleta lyra (Lamarck, 1803)
• † Athleta maculosus Lozouet, 2019
• Athleta magister (Kilburn, 1980)
• † Athleta marocanus Moret, 1938
• † Athleta marwicki P. A. Maxwell, 2003
• † Athleta memoirae Lozouet, 2019
• † Athleta mimica P. A. Maxwell, 2003
• † Athleta monstrosus (J. Sowerby, 1816)
• † Athleta mutatus Deshayes, 1835 ^[3]
• † Athleta necopinata Suter, 1917
• † Athleta nikolaji Schnetler & M. S. Nielsen, 2018 †
• † Athleta nodifera (Koenen, 1885)
• † Athleta noetlingi (Cossmann & Pissarro, 1909)
• † Athleta permulticostatus (Telegdi-Roth, 1914)
• † Athleta peyreirensis Lozouet, 2019
• † Athleta pseudolyra (A. d'Orbigny, 1850)
• † Athleta rathieri (Hébert, 1849)
• † Athleta spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• † Athleta strombiformis Deshayes, 1835 ^[3]
• † Athleta subaffinis (d'Orbigny, 1852)
• † Athleta subambiguus (d'Orbigny, 1852)
• † Athleta subelegans (d'Orbigny, 1852)
• † Athleta subinflatus (Moret, 1938)
• † Athleta suspensus Solander in Brander, 1766 ^[3]
• † Athleta taikoensis P. A. Maxwell, 2003
• † Athleta telegdyi (Gaál, 1938)
• † Athleta tournoueri (Peyrot, 1928)
• † Athleta trisulcatus (Deshayes, 1835) †
• † Athleta wangerrip Darragh, 1971
• † Athleta wynnei Cox, 1930 ^[3]

Fossil species

subgenus Athleta Conrad, 1853 ^[3]

• † Athleta fayiumensis Abbass, 1967 ^{[3] [ citation needed ]}

subgenus † Neoathleta Bellardi, 1890 ^[3]

• † Athleta cithara Lamarck, 1802: ^[3] synonym of † Athleta citharoedus (Holten, 1802)
• † Athleta geminata Edwards, 1854 ^{[3] [ citation needed ]}

Sometimes the following species used to be recognized in the separate genus:

• † Volutocorbis humei Abbass, 1967 ^{[3] [ citation needed ]}
• † Volutocorbis sohli Abbass, 1967 ^{[3] [ citation needed ]}
• † Volutocorbis crenulifera Bayan, 1870: ^[3] synonym of Athleta crenulifer (Bayan, 1870) (superseded combination)
• † Volutocorbis digitalina Lamarck, 1810: ^[3] synonym of Athleta digitalinus (Lamarck, 1810) (superseded combination)
• † Volutocorbis elevata Sowerby, 1840: ^[3] synonym of Athleta elevata (J. De C. Sowerby, 1840) (superseded combination)
• † Volutocorbis inornatus Oppenheim, 1906 ^{[3] [ citation needed ]}
• † Volutocorbis lima Sowerby, 1823 ^{[3] [ citation needed ]}
• † Volutocorbis minutus Perrilliat et al., 2006 ^{[3] [ citation needed ]}
• † Volutocorbis pakistanica Eames, 1952 ^{[3] [ citation needed ]}
• † Volutocorbis scabricula Linnaeus, 1758: ^[3] synonym of Pterygia scabricula (Linnaeus, 1758)

subgenus Volutospina Newton, 1906 ^[3]

• † Athleta dentata Sowerby, 1839 ^[3]
• † Athleta jacobsi Vredenburg, 1921 ^[3]
• † Athleta luctator Sowerby, 1823 ^[3]
• † Athleta mekranica Vredenburg, 1925 ^[3]
• † Athleta nodosa Sowerby, 1829 ^[3]
• † Athleta noetlingi Cossmann & Pissarro, 1909 ^[3]
• † Athleta sindiensis Vredenburg, 1925 ^[3]
• † Volutospina conicoturrita Newton, 1922 ^[3]
• † Volutospina kohatica Eames, 1952 ^[3]
• † Volutospina multispinosa Newton, 1922 ^[3]

subgenus ?

• † Athleta clayi ^[3]
• † Athleta daviesi Cox, 1930 ^{[3] [ citation needed ]}
• † Athleta haleanus ^{[3] [ citation needed ]}
• † Athleta lisbonensis ^{[3] [ citation needed ]}
  • † Athleta lisbonensis forma crockettensis Plummer, 1933: ^[3] synonym of † Volutocorbis olssoni(F. B. Plummer, 1933)
• † Athleta lugardi Newton, 1922 ^{[3] [ citation needed ]}
• † Athleta pygmaea Bellardi, 1890 ^{[3] [ citation needed ]}
• † Athleta sayanus Conrad, 1833 ^{[3] [ citation needed ]}
• † Athleta symmetricus Conrad, 1854 ^{[3] [ citation needed ]}

Synonyms

• Athleta abyssicola(Adams & Reeve, 1848): ^[4] 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 bungaeDarragh, 1971 †: synonym of Ternivoluta bungae (Darragh, 1971) † (superseded combination)
• Athleta curvicostataDarragh, 1971 †: synonym of Ternivoluta curvicostata (Darragh, 1971) † (superseded combination)
• Athleta disparilis(Rehder, 1969): synonym of Capensisvoluta disparilis (Rehder, 1969) (superseded combination)
• Athleta easoniPetuch & 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 gandillotiChavan, 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 insperataDarragh, 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 massieriPetuch & 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 petrosa Conrad, 1833: ^[3] synonym of † Volutovetus petrosus (Conrad, 1833)
• Athleta pisororumH. Morrison, 2006: synonym of Ternivoluta pisororum (H. Morrison, 2006)
• † Athleta rarispina(Lamarck, 1811): synonym of † Athleta ficulina (Lamarck, 1811)
• Athleta rosavittoriae(Rehder, 1981): synonym of Afriathleta rosavittoriae (Rehder, 1981) (superseded combination)
• Athleta rosavittoriae(Rehder, 1981): ^[5] synonym of Afriathleta rosavittoriae (Rehder, 1981) (superseded combination)
• Athleta semirugata (Rehder & Weaver, 1974): ^[6] 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 (Martens, 1897): ^[7] synonym of Ternivoluta studeri (E. von Martens, 1897) (superseded combination)
• † Athleta subcrenuliferaDarragh, 1971: synonym of † Ternivoluta subcrenulifera (Darragh, 1971) (superseded combination)

References

1. 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: 448-449.
2. Athleta Conrad, 1853 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
3. "†Athleta Conrad 1853 (volute)". Fossilworks, accessed 2 January 2018.
4. Athleta abyssicola (Adams & Reeve, 1848) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
5. Athleta rosavittoriae (Rehder, 1981) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
6. Athleta semirugata (Rehder & Weaver, 1974) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
7. Athleta studeri (Martens, 1897) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.

• 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