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Volutocorbis nicklesi Rosso, 1976
385746 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:385746)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
Volutocorbis Dall, 1890 † accepted as Athleta (Volutocorbis) Dall, 1890 † represented as Athleta Conrad, 1853
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Rosso, J.C. (1976). Un <i>Volutocorbis</i> des côtes du Sénégal: <i>V. nicklesi</i>, sp. n. (Mollusca, Prosobranchia, Volutidae). <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire.</em> 38(1): 62-68. [details]
Type locality contained in Senegalese Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Senegalese Exclusive Economic Zone (doubtful) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Volutocorbis nicklesi Rosso, 1976. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=385746 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Rosso, J.C. (1976). Un <i>Volutocorbis</i> des côtes du Sénégal: <i>V. nicklesi</i>, sp. n. (Mollusca, Prosobranchia, Volutidae). <em>Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire.</em> 38(1): 62-68. [details]
additional source 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.
note: treated as synonym of Athleta lutosa [details]
additional source 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.
note: treated as synonym of Athleta lutosa [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
