Afriathleta rosavittoriae

Afriathleta rosavittoriae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.

Description

The length of the shell attains 50.75 mm, its diameter 22.9 mm.

A. rosavittoriae is white and brown in color. Its shell size grows to be 38–52 millimeters.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Somalia.

References

• 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)
• Veldsman, S.G. & Veldsman, J.H. (V.). (2022). A taxonomic revision of the Volutidae of southern Africa, including the description of three new genera and several new species. Visaya. suppl. 17: 1-168.

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