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

Acteon areatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. areatus
Binomial name
Acteon areatus
Verco, 1907
Synonyms[1]

Acteon roseus var. areatus Verco, 1907 (superseded combination)

Description

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(Original description) This small species differs from Acteon roseus by a shorter spire and a longer aperture. It also shows two white spiral bands and several undulating axial bands, which break the colour up into oblong blotches. [2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off South Australia.

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Acteon areatus Verco, 1907". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Verco, J. C. (1907). Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Part VII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 31: 305-315   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Cotton, B.C. & Godfrey, F.K. 1932. South Australian shells (including descriptions of new genera and species). Part 6. South Australian Naturalist 14(1): 16-44
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