Acteon pelecais is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Acteonoidea |
| Family: | Acteonidae |
| Genus: | Acteon |
| Species: | A. pelecais
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| Binomial name | |
| Acteon pelecais Ev. Marcus, 1972
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 9.5 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil at a depth of 85 m.
A fossil was found in Sarasota County, Florida, USA. [2]
References
edit- ^ a b WoRMS. "Acteon pelecais Ev. Marcus, 1972". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Gbif.org: University of Florida Invertebrate Paleontology
- Marcus, Eveline. "On some Acteonidae (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia)." Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 25.19 (1972): 167-188.
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