Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae
Alternative combination: Actaeon merriami
Full reference: C. A. Waring. 1917. Stratigraphic and faunal relations of the Martinez to the Chico and Tejon of Southern California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 7(4):41-124
Belongs to Acteon according to R. N. Nelson 1925
See also Waring 1917
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 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 shilohensis, Actaeon globosus, Actaeon lenzi, Actaeon lawsoni, Actaeon andersoni, Actaeon calvertensis, Actaeon inornatus, Actaeon argentinus, Actaeon kirkerensis, Actaeon blanckenhorni, Actaeon reussi, Actaeon pusillus, Actaeon impressus, Actaeon parvum, Tornatella (Actaeon) pomilia, Actaeon pusilla, Actaeon latus
Type specimen: Its type locality is Southwest of Santa Susana, which is in a Danian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone in the Las Virgenes Formation of California
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Paleocene of United States (2: California collections)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: California)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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