Wangacteon Stilwell 1993 (snail)

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae

Full reference: J. D. Stilwell. 1993. New Early Paleocene Mollusca from the Wangaloa Formation of South Island, New Zealand. Journal of Paleontology 67(3):360-369

Parent taxon: Acteonidae according to J. D. Stilwell 1993

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acteocinidae, Acteon, Acteonellinae, Acteoninae, Bullina, Crenilabium, Cylindrobullinae, Japonactaeon, Lithophysema, Nucleopsinae, Ongleya, Pirsila, Pupa, Rictaxis, Semiactaeon, Solidula, Tenuiactaeon, Tornatellaea, Triploca, Vasjugania

Subtaxa: Wangacteon grebneffi

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Type: Wangacteon grebneffi

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Mitchells Rocks, Wangaloa (H46/f166) (Paleocene of New Zealand)

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