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

Athleta lutosa
Athleta lutosa shell (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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A. lutosa
Binomial name
Athleta lutosa
(Koch, 1948)
Synonyms[1]
  • Athleta (Athleta) lutosa (Koch, 1948)
  • Athleta emmanuelae (Rosso, 1985)
  • Athleta nicklesi (Rosso, 1976)
  • Volutocorbis emmanuelae Rosso, 1985
  • Volutocorbis lutosa Koch, 1948 (basionym)
  • Volutocorbis nicklesi Rosso, 1976

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References

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  1. ^ a b Athleta lutosa (Koch, 1948). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 March 2012.
  • Rosso J.-C. (1985). Description of a new species of Volutocorbis from intertropical Africa: V. emmanuellae n. sp. La Conchiglia. 198-199: 22-23.
  • 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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