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Acteon venustus

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Acteon venustus
Drawing of a shell of Acteon venustus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. venustus
Binomial name
Acteon venustus
(d'Orbigny, 1840)
Synonyms

Tornatella venusta d'Orbigny, 1840 (original combination)

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 10 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm.

The thin, elongated-cylindrical shell is roseate. It is transversely striated. The spire is elongated. The apex is obtuse. The shell contains five whorls, the body whorl is large. The aperture is narrow and long. The columella shows one projecting fold.[2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico, Panama and Peru.

References

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  • Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. Revista de Biología Tropical. 51(supplement 3): 225–284
  • 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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