WoRMS taxon details
Athleta gilchristi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1902)
581969 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:581969)
accepted
Species
Athleta (Nataliavoluta) gilchristi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1902) · alternative representation
Nataliavoluta gilchristi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1902) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Volutilithes gilchristi G. B. Sowerby III, 1902) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1902). Mollusca of South Africa. <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> 2: 93–100, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6427744
page(s): 99, pl. 2 fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 99, pl. 2 fig. 5 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Athleta gilchristi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1902). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581969 on 2026-01-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Volutilithes gilchristi G. B. Sowerby III, 1902) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1902). Mollusca of South Africa. <em>Marine Investigations in South Africa.</em> 2: 93–100, pl. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6427744
page(s): 99, pl. 2 fig. 5 [details]
basis of record Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 164. [details]
page(s): 99, pl. 2 fig. 5 [details]
basis of record Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 164. [details]
Identification resource
identification resource
Aiken R.P. (2010) Volutidae. Pp. 314-333, 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. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Conchology (Athleta gilchristi aff.)
To Conchology (Athleta gilchristi)
To Malacopics (Nataliavoluta gilchristi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1902) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Dur... (from synonym Nataliavoluta gilchristi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1902))
To Conchology (Athleta gilchristi)
To Malacopics (Nataliavoluta gilchristi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1902) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Dur... (from synonym Nataliavoluta gilchristi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1902))
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