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Acteon pudicus

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Acteon pudicus
Drawing of a shell of Acteon pudicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. pudicus
Binomial name
Acteon pudicus
A. Adams, 1855
Synonyms[1]
  • Actaeon pudicus A. Adams, 1855superseded combination
  • Pupa pudica (A. Adams, 1855)

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

Description

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The oval shell is subcylindrical, subumbilicate and solid. it is dull whitish, a little flesh tinted. The spire is a little elevated. The whorls are convex, transversely grooved, the grooves equal, punctate. The aperture is oblong. The columella is strongly uniplicate. [2]

Distribution

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This marine species has a wide distribution and occurs off South Africa, the Philippines, Guam and in French Polynesia.


References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Acteon pudicus A. Adams, 1855". 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.
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