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

Acteon petricolus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. petricolus
Binomial name
Acteon petricolus
Darragh, 1997

Description

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The length of the shell attains 9.5 mm, its diameter 5 mm.

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species is have been found in Paleocene strata in Victoria, Australia.

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Acteon petricolus Darragh, 1997". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
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