Acteon olivellaeformis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.[1]
| Acteon olivellaeformis | |
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| Shell of Acteon olivellaeformis (syntype) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Acteonidae |
| Genus: | Acteon |
| Species: | †A. olivellaeformis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Acteon olivellaeformis (Tate, 1893)
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| Synonyms | |
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† Actaeon olivellaeformiss (Tate, 1893) | |
Distribution edit
Fossils of this marine species have been found in Miocene strata in Victoria, Australia
References edit
- Cossmann (M.), 1897 - The Gasteropods of the older tertiary of Australia. Les Opisthobranches.. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, vol. 21, p. 1-21
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