Acteon boteroi

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

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 12 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean, north of New Caledonia at a depth of 600 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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