Acteon pudicus
Acteon pudicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.[1]
| Acteon pudicus | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Acteon pudicus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Acteonoidea |
| Family: | Acteonidae |
| Genus: | Acteon |
| Species: | A. pudicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acteon pudicus A. Adams, 1855 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The oval shell is subcylindrical, subumbilicate and solid. it is dull whitish, a little flesh tinted. The spire is a little elevated. The whorls are convex, transversely grooved, the grooves equal, punctate. The aperture is oblong. The columella is strongly uniplicate. [2]
Distribution
This marine species has a wide distribution and occurs off South Africa, the Philippines, Guam and in French Polynesia.
References
- WoRMS. "Acteon pudicus A. Adams, 1855". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- G.W. Tryon, (1893) - Manual of conchology, structural and systematic : with illustrations of the species ser;1 vol. 15; Philadelphia, Published by the Author, Academy of Natural Sciences, 1879-1898 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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