Acteon politus Gabb 1869 (snail)

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae

Alternative combination: Ringinella polita

Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1869. Section II. Cretaceous Fossils. Part I. Description of New Species. Palaeontology of California, Volume II, Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils 127-205

Belongs to Acteon according to F. M. Anderson 1958

See also Anderson 1938, Gabb 1869 and Stewart 1927

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 eurystoma, Acteon ghossi, Acteon hamadryados, Acteon idoneus, Acteon korphys, Acteon korphys, Acteon luculi, Acteon merriami, Acteon ovoides, Acteon parvum, Acteon pistilliformis, 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 kirkerensis, Actaeon argentinus, Tornatella (Actaeon) pomilia, Actaeon parvum, Actaeon globosus, Actaeon impressus, Actaeon lawsoni, Actaeon shilohensis, Actaeon calvertensis, Actaeon pusillus, Actaeon latus, Actaeon inornatus, Actaeon blanckenhorni, Actaeon lenzi, Actaeon pusilla, Actaeon reussi, Actaeon andersoni

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (18: California collections)

Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence

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