Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae
Alternative combinations: Athleta (Volutospina) elevata, Athleta elevata, Athleta elevatus, Voluta elevata
Belongs to Volutocorbis according to P. Jeffery and S. Tracey 1997
See also Pacaud and Le Renard 1995 and Traub 1938
Sister taxa: Athleta (Volutocorbis) burtoni, Athleta (Volutocorbis) eugeniae, Athleta (Volutocorbis) lasharii, Athleta (Volutocorbis) wynnei, Volutocorbis (Volutocorbis), Volutocorbis crenulifera, Volutocorbis digitalina, Volutocorbis furoni, Volutocorbis inornatus, Volutocorbis lima, Volutocorbis minutus, Volutocorbis oregonensis, Volutocorbis pakistanica, Volutocorbis scabricula, Volutocorbis virginiae
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Belgium (1 collection), Bulgaria (1), France (2), the United Kingdom (3)
• Paleocene of Austria (1), Belgium (1), Poland (4)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence
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