Acteon senegalensis
Acteon senegalensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.[1]
| Acteon senegalensis | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Acteon senegalensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Acteonoidea |
| Family: | Acteonidae |
| Genus: | Acteon |
| Species: | A. senegalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acteon senegalensis (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Tornatella senegalensis Petit de la Saussaye, 1851 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 17 mm, its diameter 6 mm.
The thin, elongated shell is cylindrical. It is subpellucid and white. The acute spire is turrited. The shell contains seven whorls, regularly transversely striated. The columella is obliquely uniplicate.
The elongated form, thinness of the shell, and the obliquity of the columellar fold are the distinguishing features of this form.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Gambia river
References
- WoRMS. "Acteon senegalensis (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851)". 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.
External links
- Petit de la Saussaye S. (1851). Description de coquilles nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie. 2(3): 259-269; pl. 7 figs 1-4, 7-8; pls 8 fig. 3, 5-9
- Biolib.cz: image
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