Acteon monterosatoi
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| Acteon monterosatoi | |
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| Shell of Acteon monterosatoi (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Acteonoidea |
| Family: | Acteonidae |
| Genus: | Acteon |
| Species: | A. monterosatoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Acteon monterosatoi Dautzenberg, 1889 | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Actaeon monterosatoi Dautzenberg, 1889 | |
Acteon monterosatoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.[1]
The length of the shell varies between 2 mm and 6 mm.
The broad shell is ovate-elongated. The spire is conoid. The shell contains five convex whorls. They are transversely sculptured throughout with punctate striae. The body whorl is obese. The aperture is pear-shaped. The columella is straight, hardly folded. The outer lip is arcuate. The color of the shell is dull white.[2]
