Acteon secale is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.[1]
| Acteon secale | |
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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. secale
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| Binomial name | |
| Acteon secale A. Gould, 1859
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Actaeon secale A. Gould, 1859 superseded combination | |
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter 2 mm.
The thin, small shell is elongate-ovate. It is straw-colored, polished above. It has a subsutural engraved line. It is below encircled with punctate striae. The shell consists of four tabulated whorls. The body whorl measures three-fourths the length of the shell. The apex is obtuse. The aperture slightly exceeds half the shell's length. It is ear-shaped, acute behind, well rounded in front. The columella is conspicuously twisted. [2]
Distribution
editThis marine species occurs off the Philippinesand in the East China Sea.
References
edit- ^ a b WoRMS. "Acteon secaleA. Gould, 1859". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ G.W. Tryon, (1893) - Manual of conchology, structural and systematic : with illustrations of the species ser;1 vol. 15; Philadelphia, Published by the Author, Academy of Natural Sciences, 1879-1898
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
- Poppe G. (2010) Philippine marine mollusks volume 3. 665 pp., pls 708-1014. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
External links
edit- Conchology.be: image
- Gould, A. A. (1859). Descriptions of new species of shells brought home by the North Pacific Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 7: 138-142
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