Acteon pelecais

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Acteon pelecais
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Shell of Acteon pelecais
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. pelecais
Binomial name
Acteon pelecais
Ev. Marcus, 1972
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Acteon pelecais 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 9.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil at a depth of 85 m.

A fossil was found in Sarasota County, Florida, USA. [2]

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References

  1. WoRMS. "Acteon pelecais Ev. Marcus, 1972". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. Gbif.org: University of Florida Invertebrate Paleontology