Acteon aphyodes

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

Acteon aphyodes
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. aphyodes
Binomial name
Acteon aphyodes
Á. Valdés, 2008

Description

The length of the shell attains 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the tropical southwest Pacific Ocean, close to Fiji at depths between 767 m and 1000 m.

References

  • Valdés, Á. (2008). Deep-sea "cephalaspidean" heterobranchs (Gastropoda) from the tropical southwest Pacific. In: Héros, V. et al. (eds) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 196: 587–792.


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