Maxacteon hancocki

Maxacteon hancocki
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia; informal group Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily:	Acteonoidea
Family:	Acteonidae
Genus:	Maxacteon
Species:	M. hancocki
Binomial name
	Maxacteon hancocki; (Rudman, 1971)
Synonyms
	Acteon (Maxacteon) hancocki (Rudman, 1971)

Maxacteon hancocki is a species of small sea snail, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Acteonidae, the barrel bubble snails.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 6 mm. It has a headshield with a pair of fleshy lobes; thin operculum. The white shell shows orange-brown markings at the base and at the apex. It contains a large body whorl. The large columella is slightly twisted. The shell is sculptured with grooves

Distribution

This species is found in moderately deep water off the northern coast of North Island, New Zealand.

References

^ Rosenberg, G. (2014). Maxacteon hancocki Rudman, 1971. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599180 on 2014-12-12

Powell A W B, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
The Seaslug forum : maxacteon hancocki

External links

Spencer H.G., Willan R.C., Marshall B.A. & Murray T.J. (2011). Checklist of the Recent Mollusca Recorded from the New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone

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[WoRMS-1] Rosenberg, G. (2014). Maxacteon hancocki Rudman, 1971. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599180 on 2014-12-12

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