| Acteon pahaka | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Acteonoidea |
| Family: | Acteonidae |
| Genus: | Acteon |
| Species: | †A. pahaka |
| Binomial name | |
| †Acteon pahaka P. A. Maxwell, 1992 | |
| Synonyms | |
† Acteon (Maxacteon) pahakaP. A. Maxwell, 1992 alternative representation Contents | |
Acteon pahaka is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae. [1]
The length of the shell (spire missing) attains 7.5 mm, its diameter 4 mm.
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