Acteon vacavillensis Palmer 1923 (snail)

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae

Full reference: D. B. K. Palmer. 1923. A fauna from the Middle Eocene shales near Vacaville, California. University of California Publications, Bulletin of the Department of Geological Sciences 14(8):289-318

Belongs to Acteon according to C. M. Wagner and K. H. Schilling 1923

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 susanaensis, Acteon teramachii, Acteon textilis, Acteon tornatilis, Acteon traskii, Acteon umpquaensis, Acteon venturaensis, Acteon virgatus, Actaeon argentinus, Actaeon blanckenhorni, Tornatella (Actaeon) pomilia, Actaeon pusilla, Actaeon calvertensis, Actaeon lenzi, Actaeon andersoni, Actaeon inornatus, Actaeon parvum, Actaeon reussi, Actaeon globosus, Actaeon latus, Actaeon shilohensis, Actaeon merriami, Actaeon lawsoni, Actaeon pusillus, Actaeon kirkerensis

Type specimen: UCCIP 30603, a shell

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Acteon vacavillensis in the database

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