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Acteon modestus

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Acteon modestus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Acteon
Species:
A. modestus
Binomial name
Acteon modestus
Thiele, 1925
Synonyms[1]

Actaeon modestus Thiele, 1925 (incorrect spelling of genus name)

Acteon modestus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.[1]

Status

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This name is temporarily accepted as an unreplaced junior homonym (invalid: based on junior primary homonym of Actaeon modestus A. Adams 1855; no replacement name has yet been proposed.)

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off western Sumatra, Indonesia.

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Acteon modestus Thiele, 1925". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  • Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899. 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46