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Acteon (Acteon)

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)110081https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=110081
Ranksubgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Architectibranchia : Acteonidae : Acteon : Acteon (Acteon)
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
orderHeterostropha
orderArchitectibranchiaHaszprunar 1985
superfamilyActeonoidead'Orbigny 1835
familyActeonidaed'Orbigny 1835
genusActeonMontfort 1810
subgenusActeon (Acteon)Montfort 1810
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Acteon (Acteon)subgenusbelongs to Acteonstated with evidenceMontfort, 1810
Acteon (Acteon)subgenusbelongs to Acteonstated without evidenceOleinik and Marincovich, 2003
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
Extant Size (PBDB)1 (50%)
First Recorded Appearance47.8 - 38.0 Ma
Eocene
Motilityactively mobile (based on Acteonidae)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Acteonidae)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Gastropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)A. E. Oleinik and L. Marincovich Jr. 2003. Biotic response to the Eocene-Oligocene Transition: Gastropod assemblages in the High-Latitude North Pacific. From Greenhouse to Icehouse. The Marine Eocene-Oligocene transition.

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Acteon (Acteon) microspiralis
species
listed (PBDB)147.8 Ma
Eocene
47.8 Ma
Eocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1810Acteon (Acteon) Montfort
2003Acteon (Acteon) Oleinik and Marincovich Jr p. 40

References

Oleinik A. E., Marincovich Jr L. (2003) Biotic response to the Eocene-Oligocene Transition: Gastropod assemblages in the High-Latitude North Pacific, From Greenhouse to Icehouse. The Marine Eocene-Oligocene transition., 36-56
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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