Afriathleta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Athletinae of the family Volutidae.
Taxonomy This genus has become a junior synonym of † Athleta (Neoathleta) Sacco, 1890 represented as Athleta Conrad, 1853. However, the taxonomy of the species on this genus has remained unchanged, until further notice.Crabos, O. (2024). Resetting taxonomic misinterpretation in Volutidae, genus Athleta. Xenophora Taxonomy. 42: 35-36.
Species Afriathleta epigona (E. von Martens, 1904) Afriathleta kilburni (Rehder, 1974) Afriathleta leilaniae S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022 Afriathleta rosavittoriae (Rehder, 1981) Afriathleta semirugata (Rehder & C. S. Weaver, 1974) Afriathleta trixiae S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022 Afriathleta viljoenae S. G. Veldsman & J. H. Veldsman, 2022
References
Veldsman, S.G. & Veldsman, J.H. (V.). (2022). A taxonomic revision of the Volutidae of southern Africa, including the description of three new genera and several new species. Visaya. suppl. 17: 1–168.