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Acteon subscalatus

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Extinct species of gastropods

Acteon subscalatus
Shell of † Acteon subscalatus (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species: A. subscalatus
Binomial name
Acteon subscalatus
(Cossmann, 1897)
Synonyms

Actaeon subscalatus Cossmann, 1897 (superseded combination)

Acteon subscalatus 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 near Aldinga, Australia.

References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acteon subscalatus (Cossmann, 1897) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1651255 on 2024-04-03
  • Cossmann, M. (1897). The gasteropods of the older Tertiary of Australia - les opisthobranches. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 21: 1-21.


Taxon identifiers
Acteon subscalatus
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