Acteon finlayi

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

Acteon finlayi
Shell of Acteon finlayi (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. finlayi
Binomial name
Acteon finlayi
McGinty, 1955

Description

The length of the shell attains 15 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Eastern Florida and Brazil; in the Caribbean Sea off Cuba, the Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe and the Grenadines. [2]

References


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