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Acteon distinguendus

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Extinct species of gastropods

Acteon distinguendus
Shell of † Acteon distinguendus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species: A. distinguendus
Binomial name
Acteon distinguendus
(Cossmann, 1897)
Synonyms

Actaeon distinguendus Cossmann, 1897 (superseded combination)

Acteon distinguendus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species have been found in Eocene strata in Victoria, Australia.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acteon distinguendus (Cossmann, 1897) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1651221 on 2024-04-03
  • Cossmann, M. (1897). The gasteropods of the older Tertiary of Australia - les opisthobranches. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 21: 1-21.


Taxon identifiers
Acteon distinguendus
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