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Acteon aphyodes

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Acteon aphyodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. aphyodes
Binomial name
Acteon aphyodes
Á. Valdés, 2008

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 15 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the tropical southwest Pacific Ocean, close to Fiji at depths between 767 m and 1000 m.

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Acteon aphyodesÁ. Valdés, 2008". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  • Valdés, Á. (2008). Deep-sea "cephalaspidean" heterobranchs (Gastropoda) from the tropical southwest Pacific. In: Héros, V. et al. (eds) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 196: 587–792.
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