| Acteon fortis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Acteonoidea |
| Family: | Acteonidae |
| Genus: | Acteon |
| Species: | A. fortis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acteon fortis Thiele, 1925 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Actaeon fortis Thiele, 1925 (incorrect spelling of genus name) | |
Acteon fortis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 17 mm.
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off South Africa and the Philippines, Indonesia, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia.
References
- ^ WoRMS. "Acteon fortis Thiele, 1925". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- MNHN, Paris: Molluscs collection
- Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899. 17(2): 35-382, pls 13–46
- Valdés, Á. (2008). Deep-sea "cephalaspidean" heterobranchs (Gastropoda) from the tropical southwest Pacific. In: Héros, V. et al. (eds) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 196: 587–792.
- Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
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