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(of Voluta epigona E. von Martens, 1904) Martens, E. von. (1904). Die beschalten Gastropoden der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition 1898–1899. A. Systematisch-geographischer Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia". 7(A): 1–146, pls i–v. page(s): 106, text-fig. [details] 
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Nomenclature always spelled epigona in the literature but this is not gramatically correct, the specific name being derived from the Greek noun ἐπίγονος (a descendent) which admittedly could have been feminized in epigona when combined with Voluta (feminine) but not when combined with Athleta (masculine) [details]
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