Acteon secale

Acteon secale
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. secale
Binomial name
Acteon secale
A. Gould, 1859
Synonyms[1]

Actaeon secale A. Gould, 1859 superseded combination

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

Description

The 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

This marine species occurs off the Philippinesand in the East China Sea.

References

  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Acteon secaleA. Gould, 1859". 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 Public Domain 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.


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