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Acteon susanaensis

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonidae

Taxonomy
Acteon susanaensis was named by Nelson (1925). Its type specimen is UC 30524, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is UCMP loc. 3810, Bus Canyon, Simi Hills, which is in a Selandian marine horizon in the Santa Susana Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Acteon susanaensis Nelson p. 437 figs. pl. 60, fig. 10

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

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Acteon susanaensis Nelson 1925
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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: Selandian or 61.60000 to 59.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Selandian61.6 - 59.2USA (California) Acteon susanaensis (type locality: 218672)