Athleta kilburni

Athleta kilburni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Volutidae
Subfamily:	Athletinae
Genus:	Athleta
Subgenus:	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.

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.

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