This sea snail is present in the Faroes, Shetland, Norway, British coasts, Atlantic coasts of France to the Mediterranean and Marmara Sea.[2]
This is the major representative of the Acteonidae in European waters.
Descriptionedit
Acteon tornatilis shell.Acteon tornatilis f. unicolor shell.
Acteon tornatilis has a shell reaching a length of 10–25 millimetres (0.39–0.98 in). The body size reaches 30 millimetres (1.2 in). The basic colour of the shells is pink or pale brown with white bands. The shell is thick, glossy and ridged transversely, with 6–7 large whorls, filled with alternating wider light brown spiral bands and smaller pinkish stripes. The outer lip is white. The shell is elongate and ovate with a sharp apex. The aperture is narrow at the posterior notch but wider at the base. The columella is slightly thickened and twisted.
Habitatedit
This species lives buried in the sand, in the intertidal zone and to a depth of up to 250 m.
^"A sea slug (Acteon tornatilis)". MarLIN. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
External linksedit
Marine Species Identification
"Acteon (Acteon) tornatilis". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
April 11, 2024
acteon, tornatilis, common, name, lathe, acteon, species, medium, sized, snail, predatory, marine, gastropod, mollusc, family, acteonidae, barrel, bubble, snails, dorsal, view, live, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, molluscac. Acteon tornatilis common name the lathe acteon is a species of medium sized sea snail a predatory marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae the barrel bubble snails 1 Acteon tornatilisdorsal view of a live Acteon tornatilisScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum MolluscaClass GastropodaSubclass HeterobranchiaFamily ActeonidaeGenus ActeonSpecies A tornatilisBinomial nameActeon tornatilis Linnaeus 1758 SynonymsActaeon tornatilis Linnaeus 1758 Acteon augustoi Nobre 1932 Acteon candidulus Monterosato 1923 Acteon semistriatus Glibert 1952 dubious synonym Acteon subulatus Wood S 1848 Acteon tornatilis var ancilla Monterosato 1917 Acteon tornatilis var bullaeformis Jeffreys 1867 Acteon tornatilis var bulliaeformis Jeffreys 1867 Bulla tornatilis Linnaeus 1758 original combination Pseudactaeon luteofasciatus Megerle von Muhlfeld 1829 Tornatella fasciata Lamarck 1816 Tornatella pellucida MacGillivray 1843 Turbo ovalis da Costa 1778 Voluta bifasciata Gmelin 1791 Voluta luteofasciata Megerle von Muhlfeld 1824 dubious synonym Voluta tornatilis Linnaeus 1758 Contents 1 Distribution 2 Description 3 Habitat 4 References 5 External linksDistribution editThis sea snail is present in the Faroes Shetland Norway British coasts Atlantic coasts of France to the Mediterranean and Marmara Sea 2 This is the major representative of the Acteonidae in European waters Description edit nbsp Acteon tornatilis shell nbsp Acteon tornatilis f unicolor shell Acteon tornatilis has a shell reaching a length of 10 25 millimetres 0 39 0 98 in The body size reaches 30 millimetres 1 2 in The basic colour of the shells is pink or pale brown with white bands The shell is thick glossy and ridged transversely with 6 7 large whorls filled with alternating wider light brown spiral bands and smaller pinkish stripes The outer lip is white The shell is elongate and ovate with a sharp apex The aperture is narrow at the posterior notch but wider at the base The columella is slightly thickened and twisted Habitat editThis species lives buried in the sand in the intertidal zone and to a depth of up to 250 m References edit Gofas S 2014 Acteon tornatilis Linnaeus 1758 Accessed through World Register of Marine Species at http www marinespecies org aphia php p taxdetails amp id 138691 on 2014 12 12 A sea slug Acteon tornatilis MarLIN Retrieved 3 July 2019 Vaught K C 1989 A classification of the living Mollusca American Malacologists Melbourne FL USA ISBN 0 915826 22 4 XII 195 pp Gofas S Le Renard J Bouchet P 2001 Mollusca in Costello M J et al Ed 2001 European register of marine species a check list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50 pp 180 213 Spencer H Marshall B 2009 All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia In Gordon D Ed 2009 New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Volume One Kingdom Animalia 584 ppExternal links editMarine Species Identification Acteon Acteon tornatilis Gastropods com Retrieved 15 January 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Acteon tornatilis amp oldid 1214648034, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
