Acteon venustus explained

Acteon venustus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Acteonidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 10 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm.

The thin, elongated-cylindrical shell is roseate. It is transversely striated. The spire is elongated. The apex is obtuse. The shell contains five whorls, the body whorl is large. The aperture is narrow and long. The columella shows one projecting fold.^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Mexico, Panama and Peru.

References

• Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. Revista de Biología Tropical. 51(supplement 3): 225–284
• Keen, A. M. (1971). Sea Shells of Tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Peru. ed. 2. Stanford University Press. xv, 1064 pp., 22 pls

External links

• Dall, W. H. (1909). Report on a collection of shells from Peru, with a summary of the littoral marine Mollusca of the Peruvian zoological province. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 37 (1704): 147–294, pl. 20-28

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/77919#page/190/mode/1up G.W. Tryon, (1893) - Manual of conchology, structural and systematic : with illustrations of the species ser;1 vol. 15; Philadelphia, Published by the Author, Academy of Natural Sciences, 1879-1898