Acteon splendidulus
Acteon splendidulus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.[1]
| Acteon splendidulus | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Acteon splendidulus (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. splendidulus |
| Binomial name | |
| Acteon splendidulus Mörch, 1875 | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 2.25 mm.
The elongate-ovate shell is very solid. It is whitish, bright and shining. It contains about five whorls, the body whorl impressed with spiral lines, punctate along their bottoms, very distant in the middle of the body whorl, but toward the base becoming closer and in pairs. The sutural region is smooth. The spire is elevated, with two punctate lines. The columellar fold is oblique, but little projecting. The outer lip is thick. [2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Panama Curaçao, the Virgin Islands and Suriname; in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas
References
- WoRMS. "Acteon splendidulus Mörch, 1875". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 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.
- Marcus, Eveline DB-R. "On some Cephalaspidea (Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia) from the western and middle Atlantic warm waters." Bulletin of Marine Science 24.2 (1974): 300–371.
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