Acteon chattonensis

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Acteon chattonensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
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.

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