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Acteon pelecais

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Acteon pelecais
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

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 9.5 mm.

Distribution

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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

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  1. ^ a b 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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