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

Acteon infulatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. infulatus
Binomial name
Acteon infulatus
Marwick, 1931

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species have been found in Tertiary strata in the Gisborne District, New Zealand.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acteon infulatus Marwick, 1931 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=831977 on 2024-04-06
  • Marwick, J. (1931). The Tertiary Mollusca of the Gisborne District. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 13:1-177. 18: pls.
  • Maxwell, P. A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. Pp 232-254 in Gordon, D. P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
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