Acteon inflatus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.[1]
| Acteon inflatus | |
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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. inflatus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Acteon inflatus (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992)
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| Synonyms | |
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† Gumina inflata Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 · | |
Distribution
editFossils of this marine species have been found in Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula.
References
edit- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acteon inflatus (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1668774 on 2024-04-06
- Crame, J. A., Beu, A. G., Ineson, J. R., Francis, J. E., Whittle, R. J. & Bowman, V. C. (2014). The early origin of the Antarctic marine fauna and its evolutionary implications. PLoS ONE. 9(12): 1-22.
- Beu, A. G. (2009). Before the ice: biogeography of Antarctic Paleogene molluscan faunas. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 284: 191–226.
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