Acteon parallelus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.[1]
| Acteon parallelus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Family: | Acteonidae |
| Genus: | Acteon |
| Species: | A. parallelus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acteon parallelus Dall, 1927
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 3 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.
(Original description) The minute, white shell is subcylindrical. It has an immersed blunt apex and nearly four whorls. The suture is distinct and briefly shouldered. The surface is finely spirally striate, the striae microscopically reticulate by faint incremental lines. The sides of the body whorl are nearly flat. The base of the shell is short and evenly rounded. The outer lip is thin, sharp, straight and anteriorly rounded into the slightly thickened and twisted columella. The base is imperforate in the adult, a slight chink behind the columella in immature specimens. [2]
Distribution edit
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Georgia, USA.
References edit
- ^ a b WoRMS. "Acteon parallelus Dall, 1927". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Dall, W. H. (1927). Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United states by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross", in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 70(2667): 1-134
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