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Acteon (Rictaxis) painei

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae

Taxonomy
Acteon painei was named by Dall (1903). It is extant.

It was recombined as Acteon (Rictaxis) painei by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Rictaxis painei by Squires (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Acteon painei Dall p. 172
1931Acteon (Rictaxis) painei Grant, IV and Gale p. 444
2012Rictaxis painei Squires pp. 77, 85, 87

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
familyActeonidaed'Orbigny 1835
genusActeonDall 1871
subgenusRictaxis
speciespainei(Dall 1903)

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.

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Rictaxis painei grandior Grant, IV and Gale 1931
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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: Late/Upper Pliocene or 3.60000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Acteon painei (204367)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Acteon grandior (238421 238435 238436 238459 238605 238611 238612) Rictaxis painei (239463 239467 239470)