Acteon aethiopicus

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Acteon aethiopicus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. aethiopicus
Binomial name
Acteon aethiopicus
E. von Martens, 1902
Synonyms [1]
  • Actaeon (Leucotina) aethiopicusE. von Martens, 1902 (basionym)
  • Actaeon aethiopicusE. von Martens, 1902 (incorrect spelling of genus name)

Acteon aethiopicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae. [1]

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Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Zanzibar Channel.

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References

  1. 1 2 WoRMS. "Acteon aethiopicus E. von Martens, 1902". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 21 March 2024.