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Acteon ovoides

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae

Taxonomy
Actaeon ovoides was named by Conrad (1830) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Maryland.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Acteon ovoides by Gardner (1948).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Actaeon ovoides Conrad p. 227 figs. Plate IX, Fig. 24
1904Actaeon ovoides Martin p. 131
1948Acteon ovoides Gardner p. 277

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
familyActeonidaed'Orbigny 1835
genusActeonMontfort 1810
speciesovoides(Conrad 1830)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Acteon ovoides Conrad 1830
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:23:29
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:23:29
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Tortonian or 11.63000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246USA (Maryland) Actaeon ovoides (70853)