| Acteon castus | |
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| Image of a shell of Acteon castus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Acteonoidea |
| Family: | Acteonidae |
| Genus: | Acteon |
| Species: | A. castus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acteon castus Hinds, 1844 | |
Acteon castus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae. [1]
The length of the shell is up to 13.5 mm.
The glassy shell is spirally grooved. The columella is twisted. The color is faintly tinged with pink. [2]
This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica.
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