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 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 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 venturaensis, Acteon virgatus, Actaeon kirkerensis, Actaeon parvum, Actaeon calvertensis, Actaeon lenzi, Actaeon lawsoni, Actaeon globosus, Actaeon latus, Actaeon andersoni, Tornatella (Actaeon) pomilia, Actaeon pusilla, Actaeon shilohensis, Actaeon reussi, Actaeon blanckenhorni, Actaeon inornatus, Actaeon impressus, Actaeon pusillus, Actaeon argentinus
Type specimen: UCCIP 30603, a shell. Its type locality is UCMP 3573 - NW of Vacaville, which is in a Ypresian offshore shale in California.
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at UCMP 3573 - NW of Vacaville
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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