Acteon articulatus

Acteon articulatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Superfamily:	Acteonoidea
Family:	Acteonidae
Genus:	Acteon
Species:	†A. articulatus
Binomial name
†Acteon articulatus Marwick, 1931

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

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species have been found in Tertiary strata in the Gisborne District, New Zealand.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acteon articulatus Marwick, 1931 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831975 on 2024-04-06

• Marwick, J. (1931). The Tertiary Mollusca of the Gisborne District. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 13:1-177. 18: pls.
• Maxwell, P. A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. Pp 232-254 in Gordon, D. P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.