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Euactaeonina

Gastropoda - Heterostropha

Taxonomy
Euactaeonina was named by Wenz (1947) [Sepkoski's age data: J l K Sn]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cephalaspida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Acteonoidea by Gründel and Nützel (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Euactaeonina Wenz
2002Euactaeonina Sepkoski
2012Euactaeonina Gründel and Nützel pp. 45 - 46

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
genusEuactaeoninaWenz 1947

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.

G. †Euactaeonina Wenz 1947
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Gründel and A. Nützel 2012The shell is very large and slender. The teleoconch whorls have a ramp which is not demarcated by a spiral furrow. The whorls are smooth. They embrace well below the ramp. The aperture is very high and narrow, only somewhat broadened abapically. It lacks columellar folds. The outer lip is convex. The protoconch is unknown.