Acteon javanus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.[1]
| Acteon javanus | |
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| Shell of † Acteon javanus (holotype at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Acteonoidea |
| Family: | Acteonidae |
| Genus: | Acteon |
| Species: | †A. javanus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Acteon javanus (K. Martin, 1884)
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| Synonyms | |
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† Actaeon javanus K. Martin, 1884 | |
Distribution
editFossils of this marine species have been found in Tertiary strata on Java, Indonesia.
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acteon javanus (K. Martin, 1884) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1658719 on 2024-04-06
- Martin K. (1883–1887). Palaeontogische Ergebnisse von Tiefbohrungen auf Java, nebst allgemeineren Studien über das Tertiär von Java, Timor und einiger anderer Inseln. Sammlungen des Geologischen Reichs-Museums in Leiden, ser. 1. 3: 1–380, pls I-XV
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