Acteon sphaericulus

Acteon sphaericulus
Shell of † Acteon sphaericulus (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
†A. sphaericulus
Binomial name
†Acteon sphaericulus
(Deshayes, 1862)
Synonyms[1]
  • † Acteon (Semiactaeon) sphaericulus (Deshayes, 1862) superseded combination
  • † Tornatella sphaericula Deshayes, 1862 superseded combination

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

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species have been found in Eocene strata in Picardy, France.

References

  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Acteon sphaericulus (Deshayes, 1862) †". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  • Cossmann (M.) & Pissarro (G.), 1913 - Iconographie complète des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris, Errata, Table alphabétique et Addenda, t. 2, p. 1-21, pl. 46–65
  • 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.


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