Acteon chauliodous

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

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean, off New Caledonia at depths between 222 m and 577 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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