Acteon fortis

Acteon fortis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. fortis
Binomial name
Acteon fortis
Thiele, 1925
Synonyms[1]

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.[1]

Description

The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 17 mm.

Distribution

Distribution

This marine species occurs off South Africa and the Philippines, Indonesia, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Acteon fortis Thiele, 1925". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. ^ 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.


Stub icon

This Heterobranchia-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.