Acteon secale

Acteon secale
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Superfamily:	Acteonoidea
Family:	Acteonidae
Genus:	Acteon
Species:	A. secale
Binomial name
	Acteon secale; A. Gould, 1859
Synonyms
	Actaeon secale A. Gould, 1859 superseded combination

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

Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 4 mm, its diameter 2 mm.

The thin, small shell is elongate-ovate. It is straw-colored, polished above. It has a subsutural engraved line. It is below encircled with punctate striae. The shell consists of four tabulated whorls. The body whorl measures three-fourths the length of the shell. The apex is obtuse. The aperture slightly exceeds half the shell's length. It is ear-shaped, acute behind, well rounded in front. The columella is conspicuously twisted. ^[2]

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off the Philippinesand in the East China Sea.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b WoRMS. "Acteon secaleA. Gould, 1859". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ 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.

Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
Poppe G. (2010) Philippine marine mollusks volume 3. 665 pp., pls 708-1014. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.

External links[edit]

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[WoRMS-1] WoRMS. "Acteon secaleA. Gould, 1859". 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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