Acteon venustus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Acteonidae.[1]
| Acteon venustus | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Acteon venustus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Acteonoidea |
| Family: | Acteonidae |
| Genus: | Acteon |
| Species: | A. venustus
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| Binomial name | |
| Acteon venustus (d'Orbigny, 1840)
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| Synonyms | |
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Tornatella venusta d'Orbigny, 1840 (original combination) | |
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 10 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm.
The thin, elongated-cylindrical shell is roseate. It is transversely striated. The spire is elongated. The apex is obtuse. The shell contains five whorls, the body whorl is large. The aperture is narrow and long. The columella shows one projecting fold.[2]
Distribution edit
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico, Panama and Peru.
References edit
- ^ Acteon venustus Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ 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.
- Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. Revista de Biologia Tropical. 51(supplement 3): 225–284
- Keen, A. M. (1971). Sea Shells of Tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Peru. ed. 2. Stanford University Press. xv, 1064 pp., 22 pls