Acteon aphyodes

Acteon aphyodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Superfamily:	Acteonoidea
Family:	Acteonidae
Genus:	Acteon
Species:	A. aphyodes
Binomial name
Acteon aphyodes Á. Valdés, 2008

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the tropical southwest Pacific Ocean, close to Fiji at depths between 767 m and 1000 m.

References

1. WoRMS. "Acteon aphyodesÁ. Valdés, 2008". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 21 March 2024.

• Valdés, Á. (2008). Deep-sea "cephalaspidean" heterobranchs (Gastropoda) from the tropical southwest Pacific. In: Héros, V. et al. (eds) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 196: 587–792.

External links

• MNHN, Paris: image