Acteon maltzani

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Acteon maltzani
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Shell of Acteon maltzani (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. maltzani
Binomial name
Acteon maltzani
Dautzenberg, 1910
Synonyms [1]
  • Actaeon maltzaniDautzenberg, 1910 (original combination)
  • Actaeon senegalensisMaltzan, 1885 (preoccupied by Actaeon senegalensis(Petit de la Saussaye, 1851) )

Acteon maltzani 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 varies between 2.5 mm and 6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa (Senegal), the Canary Islands and Cape Verde.

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References

  1. 1 2 WoRMS. "Acteon maltzani Dautzenberg, 1910". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 27 March 2024.