Afriathleta semirugata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 33 mm and 55.3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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)
- Aiken R.P. (2010) Volutidae. pp. 314âÂÂ333, 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.
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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