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Athleta massieri Petuch & Berschauer, 2017

1508434  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1508434)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Neogastropoda (Order)
  7. Volutoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Volutidae (Family)
  9. Athletinae (Subfamily)
  10. Athleta (Genus)
  11. Athleta massieri (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Athleta abyssicola massieri Petuch & Berschauer, 2017) Petuch, E. J.; Berschauer, D. P. (2017). A new <i>Athleta</i> volute from Namibia, southwestern Africa. <em>The Festivus.</em> 49(1): 136-139., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59341377
page(s): 137, figs 2C-D [details] 
Type locality contained in Namibian part of the South Atlantic Ocean  
type locality contained in Namibian part of the South Atlantic Ocean [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Athleta massieri Petuch & Berschauer, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1508434 on 2026-05-14
Date
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2021-05-02 08:07:12Z
created
Herbert, David
2022-07-02 07:09:38Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
2026-01-03 15:20:41Z
changed
Herbert, David

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Nomenclature

original description (of Athleta abyssicola massieri Petuch & Berschauer, 2017) Petuch, E. J.; Berschauer, D. P. (2017). A new <i>Athleta</i> volute from Namibia, southwestern Africa. <em>The Festivus.</em> 49(1): 136-139., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59341377
page(s): 137, figs 2C-D [details] 

basis of record Petuch, E. J.; Berschauer, D. P. (2021). <i>Tropical Marine Mollusks: an illustrated biogeographical guide</i>. CRC Press: Boca Raton. pp. i–xvi, 1–357.
page(s): 109. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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To Malacopics (Capensisvoluta massieri (Petuch & Berschauer, 2017) Namibia, Erongo, N of Walvis Bay... (from synonym Capensisvoluta massieri (Petuch & Berschauer, 2017))
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