Acteon otamateaensis explained
Acteon otamateaensis is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.
Description
The length of the shell (spire missing) attains 4 mm, its diameter 2.4 mm.
Distribution
Fossils of this marine species have been found in Tertiary strata in Kaipara, New Zealand
References
- Maxwell, P. A. (2009). Cenozoic Mollusca. Pp 232-254 in Gordon, D. P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
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