Acteon idoneus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.[1]
| Acteon idoneus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Acteonoidea |
| Family: | Acteonidae |
| Genus: | Acteon |
| Species: | †A. idoneus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Acteon idoneus Conrad, 1833
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| Synonyms | |
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† Acteon lineatus I. Lea, 1833 | |
Distribution edit
Fossils of this marine species have been found in Eocene strata in Alabama, USA.
References edit
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acteon idoneus Conrad, 1833 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1353926 on 2024-04-04
External links edit
- Conrad, T. A. (1833). Fossil shells of the Tertiary formations of North America, illustrated by figures drawn on stone from nature. Philadelphia: Judah Dobson, W. P. Gibbons, Printer. Vol. 1(3):29-38 pp; Vol. 1(4):39-46 pp. [Vol. 1(1):viii + 9-20, pls. 1-6
- Lea, I. (1833). Contributions to Geology. 227 pp., 6 pls. Carey, Lea and Blanchard, Philadelphia
- Cunha, C. M. & Salvador, R. B. (2018). Type specimens of fossil “Architectibranchia” and Cephalaspidea (Mollusca, Heterobranchia) in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Zoosystematics and Evolution. 94(2): 505-527.
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