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

Acteon senegalensis
Drawing of a shell of Acteon senegalensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. senegalensis
Binomial name
Acteon senegalensis
(Petit de la Saussaye, 1851)
Synonyms[1]

Tornatella senegalensis Petit de la Saussaye, 1851

Description

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The length of the shell attains 17 mm, its diameter 6 mm.

The thin, elongated shell is cylindrical. It is subpellucid and white. The acute spire is turrited. The shell contains seven whorls, regularly transversely striated. The columella is obliquely uniplicate.

The elongated form, thinness of the shell, and the obliquity of the columellar fold are the distinguishing features of this form.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Gambia river

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Acteon senegalensis (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 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.
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