Acteon chattonensis

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Acteon chattonensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. chattonensis
Binomial name
Acteon chattonensis
Marwick, 1929

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 4.2 mm, its diameter 2.75 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species have been found in Tertiary strata in Chatton, Southland, New Zealand.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acteon chattonensis Marwick, 1929 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831976 on 2024-04-03