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Acteon rakhiensis

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae

Taxonomy
Acteon rakhiensis was named by Eames (1952). Its type specimen is BMNH G.68405, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Fossil Bed F.1995, Rakhi Nala, which is in a Bartonian marine shale in the Drazinda Formation of Pakistan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Acteon rakhiensis Eames p. 138 figs. Pl 5, fig 122

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

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Acteon rakhiensis Eames 1952
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Diagnosis
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