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

Acteon monterosatoi
Shell of Acteon monterosatoi (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. monterosatoi
Binomial name
Acteon monterosatoi
Dautzenberg, 1889
Synonyms[1]

Actaeon monterosatoi Dautzenberg, 1889

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 2 mm and 6 mm.

The broad shell is ovate-elongated. The spire is conoid. The shell contains five convex whorls. They are transversely sculptured throughout with punctate striae. The body whorl is obese. The aperture is pear-shaped. The columella is straight, hardly folded. The outer lip is arcuate. The color of the shell is dull white. [2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Portugal, the Azores and Cape Verde; in the Mediterranean Sea off Spain, Italy and Morocco.

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Acteon monterosatoi C. Cunha, 2011". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  2. ^ G.W. Tryon, (1893) - Manual of conchology, structural and systematic : with illustrations of the species ser;1 vol. 15; Philadelphia, Published by the Author, Academy of Natural Sciences, 1879-1898   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Cunha C.M. (2011) A new species of Acteon (Opisthobranchia: Acteonidae) from Northeast Brazil. Zoologia 28(2): 229–232.
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