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Acteon inflatus

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Acteon inflatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. inflatus
Binomial name
Acteon inflatus
(Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992)
Synonyms

Gumina inflata Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992 ·

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

Distribution

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Fossils of this marine species have been found in Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula.

References

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  1. ^ 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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