Acteon inflatus explained

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

Distribution

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

References

• 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.

External links

• Stilwell, J. D.; Zinsmeister, W. J. (1992). Molluscan Systematics and Biostratigraphy. Lower Tertiary La Meseta Formation, Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Antarctic Research Series 55. American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., ix + 192 pp.

Notes and References

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