| Athleta Temporal range: Cretaceous to Recent | |
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| Athleta ficulina , a fossil species from Miocene | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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] | |
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Athleta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae. [2]
Species within the genus Athleta include:
subgenus Athleta Conrad, 1853
subgenus Ternivoluta Martens, 1897 [17]
 | This article is missing information about Parentheses in this section "Fossil species" may be missing or incorrect..(January 2018) |
subgenus Athleta Conrad, 1853 [18]
subgenus † Neoathleta Bellardi, 1890 [18]
subgenus Volutocorbis Dall, 1890 [18]
Sometimes the following species used to be recognized in the separate genus:
subgenus † Volutopupa Dall, 1890 [18]
subgenus Volutospina Newton, 1906 [18]
subgenus ?
Tulip snail or tulip shell is the common name for eight species of large, predatory, subtropical and tropical sea snails from the Western Atlantic. These species are in the genus Fasciolaria. They are marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle shells, tulip shells and their allies.
Fusinus is a genus of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails and tulip snails.
Scaphella is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Cassis, common name the helmet shells, is a genus of very large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies. This is the type genus of the subfamily Cassinae.
Voluta is a genus of medium to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Jaspidiconus is a subgenus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the genus Conasprella, family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
Prunum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Coralliophila is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails, within the family Muricidae, the murex snails and rock snails.
Phyllonotus is a genus of medium to large sized predatory sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the murexes or rock snails.
Athleta semirugata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Athleta (Ternivoluta) insperata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Athleta (Ternivoluta) studeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Lyria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae.
Agaronia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Agaroniinae of the family Olividae.
Conasprella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. This genus was formerly treated by some experts as a member of the family Conilithidae and as an "alternative representation" of this group of species.
Gradiconus is a synonym of a subgenus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the genus Conus, family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. T
Virgiconus is a subgenus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the genus Conus, family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.
Americoliva is a genus of sea snails in the family Olividae, the olives. It is sometimes considered a subgenus of Oliva. It is a sympatric genus of Vullietoliva.
Capensisvoluta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Athletinae of the family Volutidae.
