Acteonella

Acteonella Temporal range: Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia informal group Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily:	Acteonoidea
Family:	Acteonellidae
Subfamily:	Acteonellinae
Genus:	Acteonella d'Orbigny, 1843 [1]
Synonyms [2] [3]
ActaeonellaHerrmannsen, 1846Actaeonellad'Orbigny, 1843

Acteonella is a genus of extinct sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the extinct family Acteonellidae.

The genus is known from the Cretaceous period. ^[3]

Species

Species within the genus Acteonella include:

• Actaeonella borneensis Sohl and Kollmann, 1985
• Actaeonella briggsi Sohl and Kollmann, 1985
• Actaeonella browni Sohl and Kollmann, 1985
• Actaeonella coquiensis Sohl and Kollmann, 1985
• Actaeonella cubensis Sohl and Kollmann, 1985
• Actaeonella delgadoi Choffat, 1901
• Actaeonella jicarensis Sohl and Kollmann, 1985
• Actaeonella lucianoi Maury, 1930
• Actaeonella marchmontensis Sohl and Kollmann, 1985
• Actaeonella oviformis Gabb, 1869
• Actaeonella pecosensis Stanton, 1947
• Actaeonella pompei Maury, 1930
• Actaeonella robinsoni Sohl and Kollmann, 1985
• Actaeonella silvai Maury, 1925
• Actaeonella tamandarensis Maury, 1930

References

1. d'Orbigny A. 1843. Pal. Franç., Crét., 2 (Gast.), 107, page 49.
2. "Acteonella d'Orbigny, 1842". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 17 December 2025.
3. "†Acteonella d'Orbigny 1843 (snail)". The Paleobiology Database. No. 122497. Retrieved 17 December 2025.