MolluscaBase - Volutospina R. B. Newton, 1906

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Volutospina R. B. Newton, 1906

AphiaID

1259339 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1259339)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (original rank)

Accepted name

Athleta (Volutospina) R. B. Newton, 1906 † represented as Athleta Conrad, 1853

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Conus spinosus Linnaeus, 1758 † accepted as Athleta spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758) † accepted as Athleta spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758) † (type by original designation)

Parent

Athletinae Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954

Original name

Volutospina R. B. Newton, 1906

Direct children (6)

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Subgenus Volutospina (Athleta) Conrad, 1853 † accepted as Athleta Conrad, 1853
1. Species Volutospina (Athleta) huttoni Suter, 1914 † accepted as Mauira huttoni (Suter, 1914) † (superseded combination)
Species Volutospina crassiuscula H. Woods, 1922 † accepted as Woodsivoluta crassiuscula (H. Woods, 1922) † (original combination)
Species Volutospina intercrenata Cossmann & Pissarro, 1909 † accepted as Athleta intercrenatus (Cossmann & Pissarro, 1909) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Volutospina noetlingi Cossmann & Pissarro, 1909 † accepted as Athleta noetlingi (Cossmann & Pissarro, 1909) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Volutospina subinflatus Moret, 1938 † accepted as Athleta subinflatus (Moret, 1938) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Newton R.B. (1906). Note on Swainson's genus Volutilithes. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 7(2): 100-104, pl. 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15797554
page(s): 102, 103 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Volutospina R. B. Newton, 1906. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1259339 on 2025-09-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-06-16 07:42:05Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2024-02-25 02:21:39Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Newton R.B. (1906). Note on Swainson's genus Volutilithes. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 7(2): 100-104, pl. 12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15797554
page(s): 102, 103 [details]