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Acteonella frazierensis

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Acteonellidae

Taxonomy
Acteonella frazierensis was named by Anderson (1958). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is loc. 161, which is in a Turonian marine horizon in the Redding Formation of California.

It was recombined as Trochactaeon (Trochactaeon) frazierensis by Sohl and Kollmann (1985).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Acteonella frazierensis Anderson p. 161 figs. Plate 29, figures 7, 7a
1958Acteonella rustica Anderson p. 161 figs. Plate 29, figure 5
1978Acteonella frazierensis Jones et al. figs. Plate 1, Figure 2
1985Trochactaeon (Trochactaeon) frazierensis Sohl and Kollmann pp. 50 - 51 figs. Plate 8, figures 1-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
familyActeonellidae(Gill 1871)
genusActeonellad'Orbigny 1843
speciesfrazierensis

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.

Acteonella frazierensis Anderson 1958
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
N. F. Sohl and H. A. Kollmann 1985rochactaeon of medium size with a proportionally high spire. Whorls with broad subsutural ramp, slightly rounded in upper part of whorl and subcylindrical below. Body whorl inflated medially. Columella short.