Acteon fructuosus

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Acteon fructuosus
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Shell of Acteon fructuosus (specimen at the Australian Museum)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. fructuosus
Binomial name
Acteon fructuosus
Iredale, 1936
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Acteon fructuosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales and Victoria at depths between 100 m and 150 m.

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References

  1. WoRMS. "Acteon fructuosus Iredale, 1936". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 27 March 2024.