Acteon candens explained

Acteon candens, common name Rehder's baby bubble, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 10 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean off North Carolina; in the Caribbean Sea off Cuba.

References

• Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

External links

• Rehder, H. A. (1939). New marine mollusks from the west Atlantic. The Nautilus. 53(1): 16-21, pl. 6
• Conchology.be: image