Acteon turgidus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Acteonoidea |
| Family: | Acteonidae |
| Genus: | Acteon |
| Species: | †A. turgidus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Acteon turgidus (Deshayes, 1862)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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† Tornatella turgida Deshayes, 1862 superseded combination | |
Distribution
editFossils of this marine species have been found in Eocene strata in Picardy, France.
References
edit- ^ a b WoRMS. "Acteon turgidus (Deshayes, 1862) †". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- Le Renard, J. & Pacaud, J. (1995). Révision des mollusques Paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. II. Liste des références primaires des espèces. Cossmanniana. 3: 65–132.
External links
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