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Acteon evanescens

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Extinct species of gastropods

Acteon evanescens
Shell of † Acteon evanescens (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. evanescens
Binomial name
Acteon evanescens
(Cossmann, 1897)
Synonyms

Actaeon evanescens Cossmann, 1897 (superseded combination)

Acteon evanescens 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 near Adelaide, Australia.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acteon evanescens (Cossmann, 1897) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1651223 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 evanescens
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