Athleta kilburni

Athleta kilburni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Volutidae
Genus:	Athleta
Species:	A. kilburni
Binomial name
Athleta kilburni (Rehder, 1974)
Synonyms
Athleta (Athleta) kilburni (Rehder, 1974) Volutocorbis kilburni Rehder, 1974 (basionym)

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

Description

This species attains a size of 40 mm.

Distribution

South Africa.

References

1. Athleta kilburni (Rehder, 1974) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 17 March 2012.

• 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.