Acteon sphaericulus

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Acteon sphaericulus
File:Acteon sphaericulus 001.jpg
Shell of † Acteon sphaericulus (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. sphaericulus
Binomial name
Acteon sphaericulus
(Deshayes, 1862)
Synonyms[1]
  • Acteon (Semiactaeon) sphaericulus (Deshayes, 1862) superseded combination
  • Tornatella sphaericula Deshayes, 1862 superseded combination

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

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species have been found in Eocene strata in Picardy, France.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 WoRMS. "Acteon sphaericulus (Deshayes, 1862) †". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  • Cossmann (M.) & Pissarro (G.), 1913 - Iconographie complète des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris, Errata, Table alphabétique et Addenda, t. 2, p. 1-21, pl. 46–65
  • Le Renard, J. & Pacaud, J. (1995). Révision des mollusques Paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. II. Liste des références primaires des espèces. Cossmanniana. 3: 65–132.

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