Acteon aphyodes is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.[1]
Acteon aphyodes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Superfamily: | Acteonoidea |
Family: | Acteonidae |
Genus: | Acteon |
Species: | A. aphyodes
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Binomial name | |
Acteon aphyodes Á. Valdés, 2008
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 15 mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species occurs in the tropical southwest Pacific Ocean, close to Fiji at depths between 767 m and 1000 m.
References
edit- ^ a b WoRMS. "Acteon aphyodesÁ. Valdés, 2008". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- Valdés, Á. (2008). Deep-sea "cephalaspidean" heterobranchs (Gastropoda) from the tropical southwest Pacific. In: Héros, V. et al. (eds) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 196: 587–792.
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