| Acteon otamateaensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Acteonidae |
| Genus: | Acteon |
| Species: | †A. otamateaensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Acteon otamateaensis Laws, 1941 | |
Acteon otamateaensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae. [1]
The length of the shell (spire missing) attains 4 mm, its diameter 2.4 mm.
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Fossils of this marine species have been found in Tertiary strata in Kaipara, New Zealand
Kaipara Harbour is a large enclosed harbour estuary complex on the north western side of the North Island of New Zealand. The northern part of the harbour is administered by the Kaipara District and the southern part is administered by the Auckland Council. The local Māori tribe is Ngāti Whātua.
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