Acteon fortis explained
Acteon fortis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 7 mm and 17 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off South Africa and the Philippines, Indonesia, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, New Caledonia.[1]
References
- Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899. 17(2): 35-382, pls 13–46
- Valdés, Á. (2008). Deep-sea "cephalaspidean" heterobranchs (Gastropoda) from the tropical southwest Pacific. In: Héros, V. et al. (eds) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 196: 587–792.
- Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?dataset_key=0214a6a7-898f-4ee8-b888-0be60ecde81f&taxon_key=6516448 MNHN, Paris: Molluscs collection
