Acteon particolor

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

Acteon particolor
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. particolor
Binomial name
Acteon particolor
Dall, 1927

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.5 mm, its diameter 2 mm.

(Original description) The small, short shell is rotund and smooth. It is white and has three brownish spiral bands on the body whorl. The apex is blunt, the protoconch completely immersed. The about four visible whorls are moderately rounded and separated by a distinct suture. The aperture is sublunate. The outer lip is thin, sharp and arcuate, rounding evenly in front to the slightly thickened strongly twisted columella behind which is a minute chink. The body whorl comprises most of the shell. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida; in the Caribbean Sea off Missouri, USA.

References
  1. WoRMS. "Acteon particolor Dall, 1927". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  2. Dall, W. H. (1927). Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United states by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross", in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 70(2667): 1-134 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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