Acteon petricolus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.[1]
| Acteon petricolus | |
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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. petricolus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Acteon petricolus Darragh, 1997
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 9.5 mm, its diameter 5 mm.
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Distribution
editFossils of this marine species is have been found in Paleocene strata in Victoria, Australia.
References
edit- ^ a b WoRMS. "Acteon petricolus Darragh, 1997". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
External links
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