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Acteon chattonensis

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Acteon chattonensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. chattonensis
Binomial name
Acteon chattonensis
Marwick, 1929

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 4.2 mm, its diameter 2.75 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species have been found in Tertiary strata in Chatton, Southland, New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acteon chattonensis Marwick, 1929 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831976 on 2024-04-03
  • Maxwell, P. A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. Pp 232-254 in Gordon, D. P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
  • Beu, A.G. & Maxwell, P.A. (1990) Cenozoic Mollusca of New Zealand. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin, 58, 1–518.
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