''Acteon castus'' is a

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of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the

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Acteonidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Acteon castus (Hinds, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574854 on 2023-08-01

Description

The length of the shell is up to 13.5 mm. The glassy shell is spirally grooved. The

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is twisted. The color is faintly tinged with pink. G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica.

References

* 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

Hinds R. B. (1844-1845). Mollusca. In: The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. "Sulphur", under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42. London: Smith, Elder and Co. v + 72 pp., 21 pls

Keen, A. M. (1966). West American mollusk types in the British Museum (Natural History) II. Species described by R. B. Hinds. 47. The Veliger. 8(4): 265-275, pls. 46

Gastropods.com: ''Daphnella canaliculata''
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Gastropods described in 1844