Actonia compacta Carpenter 1864 (snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Rissoidae

Alternative combinations: Alvania compacta, Alvinia compacta, Rissoa compacta

Synonyms: Alvania acutelirata Carpenter 1864, Alvania acutilirata Carpenter 1864, Rissoa acutelirata Carpenter 1864

Belongs to Actonia according to A. Hendy 2021

See also Hendy 2020, Marincovich 1976 and Woodring et al. 1946

Sister taxa: Actonia oldroydae, Actonia rosana

Type specimens:

  • Actonia compacta: USNM 4338, a shell
  • Alvania acutelirata:

Ecology: epifaunal grazer

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mexico (1 collection), United States (19: California)

• Pliocene of United States (2: California)

Total: 22 collections each including a single occurrence

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