Acteon subscalatus
| Acteon subscalatus | |
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| Shell of † Acteon subscalatus (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Acteonoidea |
| Family: | Acteonidae |
| Genus: | Acteon |
| Species: | †A. subscalatus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Acteon subscalatus (Cossmann, 1897)
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| Synonyms | |
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† Actaeon subscalatus Cossmann, 1897 (superseded combination) | |
Acteon subscalatus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.[1]
Distribution[edit]
Fossils of this marine species have been found in Eocene strata near Aldinga, Australia.
References[edit]
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acteon subscalatus (Cossmann, 1897) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1651255 on 2024-04-03
- Cossmann, M. (1897). The gasteropods of the older Tertiary of Australia - les opisthobranches. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 21: 1-21.