Acteon procerus
Extinct species of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acteon procerus is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.[1]
Acteon procerus | |
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Shell of † Acteon procerus (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Superfamily: | Acteonoidea |
Family: | Acteonidae |
Genus: | Acteon |
Species: | †A. procerus |
Binomial name | |
†Acteon procerus (Deshayes, 1862) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
† Tornatella procera Deshayes, 1862 superseded combination |
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species have been found in Eocene strata in Picardy, France.
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