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Acteon procerus

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Extinct species of gastropods

Acteon procerus
Shell of † Acteon procerus (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species: A. procerus
Binomial name
Acteon procerus
(Deshayes, 1862)
Synonyms

Tornatella procera Deshayes, 1862 superseded combination

Acteon procerus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species have been found in Eocene strata in Picardy, France.

References

  1. ^ WoRMS. "Acteon procerus (Deshayes, 1862) †". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  • Cossmann (M.) & Pissarro (G.), 1913 - Iconographie complète des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris, Errata, Table alphabétique et Addenda, t. 2, p. 1-21, pl. 46–65
  • Le Renard, J. & Pacaud, J. (1995). Révision des mollusques Paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. II. Liste des références primaires des espèces. Cossmanniana. 3: 65–132.

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Taxon identifiers
Acteon procerus


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