Atractodon
Genus of gastropods
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Atractodon is an extinct genus of large sea snails or true whelks, a marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]
| Atractodon | |
|---|---|
| Shell of † Atractodon elegans (holotype) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Buccinidae |
| Genus: | †Atractodon Charlesworth, 1837 |
Species
- † Atractodon elegans Charlesworth, 1837
External links
- Charlesworth, E. (1837). "Notice of a new fossil shell from the coast of Suffolk". The Magazine of Natural History. New Series. 1: 220. Retrieved 30 December 2025.