Acteon castus

{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}

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|genus =Acteon (gastropod)

|species=castus

|image = Daphnella casta 001.jpg

|image_caption = Image of a shell of Acteon castus

|authority = Hinds, 1844

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|synonyms = Daphnella casta Hinds, 1844 (original combination)

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Acteon castus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Acteon castus (Hinds, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574854 on 2023-08-01

Description

The length of the shell is up to 13.5 mm.

The glassy shell is spirally grooved. The columella is twisted. The color is faintly tinged with pink. [https://archive.org/details/manualconch06tryorich G.W. Tryon (1884) Manual of Conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species, vol. VI; Philadelphia, Academy of Natural Sciences] {{PD-notice}}

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica.

References

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  • Keen, A. M. (1971). Sea Shells of Tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Peru. ed. 2. Stanford University Press. xv, 1064 pp., 22 pls.