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Acteon castus

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Acteon castus
Image of a shell of Acteon castus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. castus
Binomial name
Acteon castus
Hinds, 1844
Synonyms[1]

Daphnella casta Hinds, 1844 (original combination)

Acteon castus 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 is up to 13.5 mm.

The glassy shell is spirally grooved. The columella is twisted. The color is faintly tinged with pink. [2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Acteon castus (Hinds, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574854 on 2023-08-01
  2. ^ G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Keen, A. M. (1971). Sea Shells of Tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Peru. ed. 2. Stanford University Press. xv, 1064 pp., 22 pls.
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