Athleta rosavittoriae
| Athleta rosavittoriae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Volutidae |
| Genus: | Athleta |
| Species: | A. rosavittoriae
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| Binomial name | |
| Athleta rosavittoriae (Rehder, 1981)
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Athleta (Athleta) rosavittoriae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.[1]
Description
[edit]A. rosavittoriae is white and brown in color. Its shell size grows to be 38–52 millimeters.[2]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Somalia.
References
[edit]- ^ Athleta rosavittoriae (Rehder, 1981). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ "Athleta (Athleta) rosavittoriae". www.gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- 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)