| Acteon secale | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Acteonoidea |
| Family: | Acteonidae |
| Genus: | Acteon |
| Species: | A. secale |
| Binomial name | |
| Acteon secale A. Gould, 1859 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Actaeon secaleA. Gould, 1859 superseded combination Contents | |
Acteon secale is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae. [1]
The length of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter 2 mm.
The thin, small shell is elongate-ovate. It is straw-colored, polished above. It has a subsutural engraved line. It is below encircled with punctate striae. The shell consists of four tabulated whorls. The body whorl measures three-fourths the length of the shell. The apex is obtuse. The aperture slightly exceeds half the shell's length. It is ear-shaped, acute behind, well rounded in front. The columella is conspicuously twisted. [2]
This marine species occurs off the Philippinesand in the East China Sea.
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