Acteon virgatus explained

Acteon virgatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.

Description

The shell is stoutly ovate. It is transversely finely linearly grooved throughout. It is ivory-white, conspicuously obliquely streaked with black. The spire is short, rather obtuse. The apex is sharp. The columella is one-plaited.^[1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Japan, Oman and the Philippines.

References

• Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. (1999) Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-Bearing Mollusca of Japan. Elle Scientific Publications, Yao, Japan, 749 pp.
• Chaban E.M. (2016). Heterobranch mollusks of the orders Acteonoidea and Cephalaspidea (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) of Vietnam: annotated check-list with illustrations of some species. In: A. V. Adrianov & K. A. Lutaenko (eds), Biodiversity of the western part of the South China Sea: 415–448. Vladivostok, Dalnauka
• Poppe G. (2010) Philippine marine mollusks volume 3. 665 pp., pls 708–1014. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
• Poppe, G. T. & Tagaro, S. P. (2023). The Acteonidae of the Philippines. A short study with the description of newly discovered species. Visaya. 5(6): 13–37.

External links

• Reeve, L. A. (1841-1842). Conchologia Systematica, or complete system of conchology; in which the Lepades and conchiferous Mollusca are described and classified according to their natural organization and habits. Longman, Brown, Green, & Longman's, London. Vol. 1: 1-195, pls 1-129; Vol. 2: 1-338, pls 130-300

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