Acteon chehalisensis Weaver 1916 (snail)

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae

Alternative combinations: Acteocina chehalisensis, Acteon (Rictaxis) chehalisensis

Full reference: C. E. Weaver. 1916. Tertiary faunal horizons of western Washington. University of Washington Publications in Geology 1(1):1-67

Belongs to Acteon according to E. J. Moore 1976

See also Durham 1944, Tegland 1933, Weaver 1942 and Weaver 1916

Sister taxa: Acteon (Acteon), Acteon annectens, Acteon arnumensis, Acteon bajoensis, Acteon boulderanus, Acteon chattonensis, Acteon chipolanus, Acteon cicatricosus, Acteon concinnus, Acteon costaricensis, Acteon eoantarcticus, Acteon eurystoma, Acteon ghossi, Acteon hamadryados, Acteon idoneus, Acteon korphys, Acteon korphys, Acteon luculi, Acteon merriami, Acteon ovoides, Acteon parvum, Acteon pistilliformis, Acteon politus, Acteon quercus, Acteon rakhiensis, Acteon semilaevis, Acteon simiensis, Acteon subulatus, Acteon sullivanae, Acteon susanaensis, Acteon teramachii, Acteon textilis, Acteon tornatilis, Acteon traskii, Acteon umpquaensis, Acteon vacavillensis, Acteon venturaensis, Acteon virgatus, Actaeon lawsoni, Actaeon argentinus, Actaeon calvertensis, Actaeon pusilla, Actaeon parvum, Actaeon kirkerensis, Actaeon pusillus, Actaeon latus, Actaeon shilohensis, Actaeon inornatus, Actaeon blanckenhorni, Actaeon andersoni, Actaeon reussi, Actaeon globosus, Actaeon impressus, Actaeon lenzi, Tornatella (Actaeon) pomilia

Type specimen: CAS 474, a shell. Its type locality is Galvin Station, which is in a Chattian offshore sandstone in the Lincoln Creek Formation of Washington.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of United States (1: Washington collection)

• Oligocene of United States (5: Oregon, Washington)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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