Acteon (gastropod) | |
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dorsal view of a live Acteon tornatilis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Family: | Acteonidae |
Genus: | Acteon Montfort, 1810 |
Type species | |
Bulla tornatilis Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Acteon is a genus of small sea snails, predatory marine gastropod mollusks in the family Acteonidae, the barrel bubble snails.[1]
The genus is named after Acteon, a character in Greek mythology.