| Acteon areatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Acteonoidea |
| Family: | Acteonidae |
| Genus: | Acteon |
| Species: | A. areatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acteon areatus Verco, 1907 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acteon roseus var. areatus Verco, 1907 (superseded combination) | |
Acteon areatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.
Description
(Original description) This small species differs from Acteon roseus by a shorter spire and a longer aperture. It also shows two white spiral bands and several undulating axial bands, which break the colour up into oblong blotches.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off South Australia.
References
- ^ WoRMS. "Acteon areatus Verco, 1907". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- Verco, J. C. (1907). Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Part VII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 31: 305-315
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Cotton, B.C. & Godfrey, F.K. 1932. South Australian shells (including descriptions of new genera and species). Part 6. South Australian Naturalist 14(1): 16-44
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