Acteon petricolus

Acteon petricolus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
†A. petricolus
Binomial name
†Acteon petricolus
Darragh, 1997

Acteon petricolus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 9.5 mm, its diameter 5 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species is have been found in Paleocene strata in Victoria, Australia.

References

  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Acteon petricolus Darragh, 1997". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 April 2024.


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