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Athleta monstrosus (J. Sowerby, 1816) †
1698658 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1698658)
accepted
Species
Athleta (Volutospina) monstrosus (J. Sowerby, 1816) † · alternative representation
Voluta ambigua var. monstrosa J. Sowerby, 1816 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Voluta ambigua var. monstrosa J. Sowerby, 1816 †) Sowerby, J. (1815-1818). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth [Vol. II]. London, privately published, pp. 1-235 + index, errata and addenda [3 pp.] + supplementary index to vol. II, pp. 240-251; pl. 103-233. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/210427
page(s): 31, pl. 115 fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 31, pl. 115 fig. 5 [details]
Type locality contained in British Isles
type locality contained in British Isles [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Athleta monstrosus (J. Sowerby, 1816) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1698658 on 2025-09-11
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(of Voluta ambigua var. monstrosa J. Sowerby, 1816 †) Sowerby, J. (1815-1818). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth [Vol. II]. London, privately published, pp. 1-235 + index, errata and addenda [3 pp.] + supplementary index to vol. II, pp. 240-251; pl. 103-233. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/210427
page(s): 31, pl. 115 fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 31, pl. 115 fig. 5 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
