Acteon pelecais

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Acteon pelecais
File:Acteon pelecais 001.jpg
Shell of Acteon pelecais
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. pelecais
Binomial name
Acteon pelecais
Ev. Marcus, 1972
File:Acteon pelecais - distribution.jpg

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

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]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 WoRMS. "Acteon pelecais Ev. Marcus, 1972". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. Gbif.org: University of Florida Invertebrate Paleontology
  • Marcus, Eveline. "On some Acteonidae (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia)." Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 25.19 (1972): 167-188.

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