Acteon pomilius

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Acteon pomilius
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Shell of Acteon pomilius (specimen at the Paleontological Research Institution)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. pomilius
Binomial name
Acteon pomilius
Conrad, 1833
Synonyms
  • Actaeon annectensMeyer, 1886
  • Acteon elegans(I. Lea, 1833)
  • Monoptygma elegansI. Lea, 1833

Acteon pomilius is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae. [1]

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Variety

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species have been found in Eocene strata in Alabama, USA.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acteon idoneus Conrad, 1833 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1353926 on 2024-04-04