# Athleta

Athleta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.

## Species

Species within the genus Athleta include:
* † Athleta affinis (Brocchi, 1814)
* Athleta boswellae (Rehder, 1969)
* † Athleta delvallei Astibia, Merle & Pacaud, 2018
* Athleta disparilis (Rehder, 1969)
* Athleta easoni Petuch & Berschauer, 2017
* Athleta epigona (Martens, 1904)
* † Athleta ficulina (Lamarck, 1811)
* † Athleta gabriellis (Benoist, 1874)
* Athleta gilchristi (G.B. Sowerby III, 1902)
* Athleta glabrata (Kilburn, 1971)
* Athleta insperata Darragh, 1979
* Athleta kilburni (Rehder, 1974)
* † Athleta lata (Marwick, 1926)
* Athleta lutosa (Koch, 1948)
* † Athleta maculosus Lozouet, 2019
* Athleta magister (Kilburn, 1980)
* † Athleta marwicki P. A. Maxwell, 2003
* † Athleta memoirae Lozouet, 2019
* † Athleta mimica P. A. Maxwell, 2003
* Athleta mozambicana (Rehder, 1972)
* Athleta nana (Rehder & Weaver, 1974)
* † Athleta necopinata Suter, 1917
* †Athleta permulticostatus (Telegdi-Roth, 1914)
* † Athleta peyreirensis Lozouet, 2019
* Athleta pisororum H. Morrison, 2006
* † Athleta rathieri (Hébert, 1849)
* Athleta rosavittoriae (Rehder, 1981)
* Athleta semirugata (Rehder & Weaver, 1974)
* Athleta pisororum Morrison, 2006
* † Athleta spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Athleta studeri (Martens, 1897)
* † Athleta subaffinis (d'Orbigny, 1852)
* † Athleta subambiguus (d'Orbigny, 1852)
* † Athleta subelegans (d'Orbigny, 1852)
* Athleta taikoensis P. A. Maxwell, 2003
* † Athleta telegdyi (Gaál, 1938)
* † Athleta tournoueri (Peyrot, 1928)
subgenus Athleta Conrad, 1853
subgenus Ternivoluta Martens, 1897

### Fossil species

subgenus Athleta Conrad, 1853
* † Athleta fayiumensis Abbass, 1967
* † Athleta strombiformis Deshayes, 1835
subgenus † Neoathleta Bellardi, 1890
* † Athleta barrandii Deshayes, 1865
* † Athleta cithara Lamarck, 1802
* † Athleta geminata Edwards, 1854
* † Athleta labrellus Lamarck, 1802
* † Athleta mutatus Deshayes, 1835
subgenus Volutocorbis Dall, 1890
* † Athleta burtoni Vredenburg, 1923
* † Athleta eugeniae Vredenburg, 1923
* † Athleta lasharii Merle & Pacaud, 2014
* † Athleta wynnei Cox, 1930
Sometimes the following species used to be recognized in the separate genus:
* † Volutocorbis humei Abbass, 1967
* † Volutocorbis sohli Abbass, 1967
* † Volutocorbis crenulifera Bayan, 1870
* † Volutocorbis digitalina Lamarck, 1810
* † Volutocorbis elevata Sowerby, 1840
* † Volutocorbis inornatus Oppenheim, 1906
* † Volutocorbis lima Sowerby, 1823
* † Volutocorbis minutus Perrilliat et al., 2006
* † Volutocorbis pakistanica Eames, 1952
* † Volutocorbis scabricula Linnaeus, 1758
subgenus † Volutopupa Dall, 1890
* † Athleta citharopsis Merle & Pacaud, 2014
* † Athleta intercrenatus Cossmann & Pissarro, 1909
subgenus Volutospina Newton, 1906
* † Athleta ambiguus Solander in Brander, 1766
* † Athleta athleta Solander in Brander, 1877
* † Athleta dentata Sowerby, 1839
* † Athleta depauperatus Sowerby, 1823
* † Athleta jacobsi Vredenburg, 1921
* † Athleta luctator Sowerby, 1823
* † Athleta mekranica Vredenburg, 1925
* † Athleta nodosa Sowerby, 1829
* † Athleta noetlingi Cossmann & Pissarro, 1909
* † Athleta sindiensis Vredenburg, 1925
* † Athleta spinosa Linnaeus, 1758
* † Athleta subambigua d'Orbigny, 1852
* † Athleta suspensus Solander in Brander, 1766
* † Volutospina conicoturrita Newton, 1922
* † Volutospina kohatica Eames, 1952
* † Volutospina multispinosa Newton, 1922
subgenus ?
* † Athleta clayi
* † Athleta daviesi Cox, 1930
* † Athleta ficulina Lamarck, 1811
* † Athleta haleanus
* † Athleta lisbonensis
** † Athleta lisbonensis forma crockettensis Plummer, 1933
* † Athleta lugardi Newton, 1922
* † Athleta petrosa Conrad, 1833
* † Athleta pygmaea Bellardi, 1890
* † Athleta rarispina Lamarck, 1811
* † Athleta sayanus Conrad, 1833
* † Athleta symmetricus Conrad, 1854
* † Athleta wynnei Cox, 1930

## Synonyms

* Athleta abyssicola (Adams & Reeve, 1848): synonym of Capensisvoluta abyssicola (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) (superseded combination)
* Athleta anticingulata (F. McCoy, 1866) †: synonym of Athleta anticingulata anticingulata (F. McCoy, 1866) †: synonym of Ternivoluta anticingulata anticingulata (McCoy, 1866) †
* Athleta antiscalaris (F. McCoy, 1866) †: synonym of Ternivoluta antiscalaris (F. McCoy, 1866) †
* Athleta antispinosa (Tate, 1899) †: synonym of Ternivoluta antispinosa (Tate, 1899) † (superseded combination)
* Athleta boswellae (Rehder, 1969): synonym of Capensisvoluta boswellae (Rehder, 1969) ( superseded combination)
* Athleta bungae Darragh, 1971 †: synonym of Ternivoluta bungae (Darragh, 1971) † (superseded combination)
* Athleta curvicostata Darragh, 1971 †: synonym of Ternivoluta curvicostata (Darragh, 1971) † (superseded combination)
* Athleta disparilis (Rehder, 1969): synonym of Capensisvoluta disparilis (Rehder, 1969) (superseded combination)
* Athleta easoni Petuch & Berschauer, 2017: synonym of Capensisvoluta easoni (Petuch & Berschauer, 2017) (original combination)
* Athleta emmanuelae (Rosso, 1985): synonym of Capensisvoluta emmanuelae (Rosso, 1985) (superseded combination)
* Athleta epigona (E. von Martens, 1904): synonym of Afriathleta epigona (E. von Martens, 1904) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
* Athleta gandilloti Chavan, 1941 †: synonym of Athleta gandilloti (Chavan, 1941) † (superseded combination)
* Athleta gilchristi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1902): synonym of Nataliavoluta gilchristi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1902) (superseded combination)
* Athleta glabrata (Kilburn, 1971): synonym of Nataliavoluta glabrata (Kilburn, 1971) (superseded combination)
* Athleta insperata Darragh, 1979: synonym of Ternivoluta insperata (Darragh, 1979) (superseded combination)
* Athleta kilburni (Rehder, 1974): synonym of Afriathleta kilburni (Rehder, 1974) (superseded combination)
* Athleta lutosa (H. J. Koch, 1948): synonym of Capensisvoluta lutosa (H. J. Koch, 1948) (superseded combination)
* Athleta massieri Petuch & Berschauer, 2017: synonym of Capensisvoluta massieri (Petuch & Berschauer, 2017)
* Athleta mozambicana (Rehder, 1972): synonym of Nataliavoluta mozambicana (Rehder, 1972) (superseded combination)
* Athleta nana (Rehder, 1974): synonym of Nataliavoluta nana (Rehder, 1974) (superseded combination)
* Athleta nicklesi (Rosso, 1976): synonym of Capensisvoluta nicklesi (Rosso, 1976)
* Athleta rarispina (Lamarck, 1811) †: synonym of Athleta ficulina (Lamarck, 1811) †
* Athleta rosavittoriae (Rehder, 1981): synonym of Afriathleta rosavittoriae (Rehder, 1981) (superseded combination)
* Athleta semirugata (Rehder & C. S. Weaver, 1974): synonym of Afriathleta semirugata (Rehder & C. S. Weaver, 1974) (superseded combination)
* Athleta spinosa (Linnaeus, 1758) †: synonym of Athleta spinosus (Linnaeus, 1758) † (incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
* Athleta studeri (E. von Martens, 1897): synonym of Ternivoluta studeri (E. von Martens, 1897) (superseded combination)
* Athleta subcrenulifera Darragh, 1971 †: synonym of Ternivoluta subcrenulifera (Darragh, 1971) † (superseded combination)