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

Acteon funiculifer
Shell of † Acteon funiculifer (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. funiculifer
Binomial name
Acteon funiculifer
(Cossmann, 1897)
Synonyms

Actaeon funiculifer Cossmann, 1897 (superseded combination)

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species have been found in Eocene strata in Victoria, Australia.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acteon funiculifer (Cossmann, 1897) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1651226 on 2024-04-03
  • Cossmann, M. (1897). The gasteropods of the older Tertiary of Australia - les opisthobranches. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 21: 1-21.