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

Acteon finlayi
Shell of Acteon finlayi (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. finlayi
Binomial name
Acteon finlayi
McGinty, 1955

Description edit

The length of the shell attains 15 mm.

Distribution edit

This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Eastern Florida and Brazil; in the Caribbean Sea off Cuba, the Virgin Islands, Guadeloupe and the Grenadines. [2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Acteon finlayi McGinty, 1955". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ Gbif.org : distribution

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