Acteon sieboldii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.[1]
Acteon sieboldii | |
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Shell of Acteon sieboldii (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Superfamily: | Acteonoidea |
Family: | Acteonidae |
Genus: | Acteon |
Species: | A. sieboldii
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Binomial name | |
Acteon sieboldii (Reeve, 1842)
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Description
editThe 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
editThis marine species occurs off Japan, Oman and the Philippines.
References
edit- ^ a b WoRMS. "Acteon sieboldii(Reeve, 1842)". 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.
- 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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