Acteon susanaensis Nelson 1925 (snail)

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae

Full reference: R. N. Nelson. 1925. A contribution to the paleontology of the Martinez Eocene of California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 15(11):397-466

Belongs to Acteon according to R. N. Nelson 1925

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

Type specimen: UC 30524, a shell. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 3810, Bus Canyon, Simi Hills, which is in a Selandian marine horizon in the Santa Susana Formation of California.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at UCMP loc. 3810, Bus Canyon, Simi Hills

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