Acteon venturaensis 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 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 virgatus, Actaeon inornatus, Actaeon parvum, Actaeon pusillus, Actaeon globosus, Actaeon calvertensis, Actaeon shilohensis, Actaeon andersoni, Tornatella (Actaeon) pomilia, Actaeon impressus, Actaeon lenzi, Actaeon kirkerensis, Actaeon argentinus, Actaeon pusilla, Actaeon reussi, Actaeon latus, Actaeon blanckenhorni, Actaeon lawsoni

Type specimen: UCMP 30543, a shell. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 3776, Runkle Canyon, which is in a Selandian marine horizon in the Santa Susana Formation of California.

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at UCMP loc. 3776, Runkle Canyon

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