Acteon maltzani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.[1]
| Acteon maltzani | |
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| Shell of Acteon maltzani (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Acteonoidea |
| Family: | Acteonidae |
| Genus: | Acteon |
| Species: | A. maltzani
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| Binomial name | |
| Acteon maltzani Dautzenberg, 1910
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
editThe length of the shell varies between 2.5 mm and 6 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa (Senegal), the Canary Islands and Cape Verde.
References
edit- ^ a b WoRMS. "Acteon maltzani Dautzenberg, 1910". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- Rolán E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. ConchBooks. Hackenheim. ISBN 3-325319-73-2. 455 pp.
- Ortea J. & Moro L. (2018). Nuevas citas y nuevos datos sobre las lesmas do mar (Mollusca: Gastropoda) de las islas de Cabo Verde (II). Avicennia. 22: 49–58.