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

Acteon sieboldii
Shell of Acteon sieboldii (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. sieboldii
Binomial name
Acteon sieboldii
(Reeve, 1842)
Synonyms[1]
  • Japonactaeon sieboldii (Reeve, 1842) superseded combination
  • Tornatella sieboldii Reeve, 1842 ·

Description

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The shell is ovately conical. It is transversely densely striated throughout. It has a livid ruddy color and is banded with white at the sutures. The columella is one-plaited [2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off Japan, Oman and the Philippines.

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Acteon sieboldii(Reeve, 1842)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  • Lin GY. & Qi ZY.(1985). A preliminary survey of the Cephalaspidea (Opisthobranchia) of Hong Kong and ajacent waters. In: Morton B & Dudgeon D., editor. Proceedings of the Second International workshop on the malacofauna of Hong Kong. The malacofauna of Hong Kong and southern China II. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. 1: pp109–124
  • Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.
  • Poppe, G. T. & Tagaro, S. P. (2023). The Acteonidae of the Philippines. A short study with the description of newly discovered species. Visaya. 5(6): 13–37.
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