The shell is convoluted, ovate, cylindrical, generally transversely striated. The
aperture is oblong, entire, somewhat effuse at its base. It shows one or more folds upon the
columella. The outer
lip is thin, sharp, never having a varix.
The species of this genus are all marine, and convolute. They are almost always transversely striated. They are generally oval and cylindrical. The
spire is more or less projecting and obtuse. The aperture is
elongated, often narrowed at its posterior part, widened and somewhat effuse at its base. The folds of the
columella vary from one to three. They are generally thick and obtuse.[2]
In the genus Acteon, the individual teeth of the
radula are very small. There are many teeth in each row.
Acteon modestus Thiele, 1925 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, invalid: based on junior primary homonym of Actaeon modestus A. Adams 1855; no replacement name has yet been proposed.)
Acteon dianae A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Leucotina casta (A. Adams, 1853)
Acteon elongatus Castellanos, Rolán & Bartolotta, 1987: synonym of Acteon fasuloi Crocetta, Romani, Simone & Rolán, 2017 (invalid: junior homonym of Acteon elongatus J. de C. Sowerby, 1824; A. fasuloi is a replacement name)
Acteon eloisae [sic]: synonym of Acteon eloiseae Abbott, 1973
Distribution : Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, North Carolina, Florida, Western Atlantic Ocean.
Length ; 10 mm
Description : found at depths of 10 to 20 m; glossy white shell with five whorls; body whorl contains at the base three brown spiraling bands; the top of each
whorl has a narrow brown band.
Marcus, Eveline. "On some Acteonidae (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia)." Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 25.19 (1972): 167-188.
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. p 584
The shell is convoluted, ovate, cylindrical, generally transversely striated. The
aperture is oblong, entire, somewhat effuse at its base. It shows one or more folds upon the
columella. The outer
lip is thin, sharp, never having a varix.
The species of this genus are all marine, and convolute. They are almost always transversely striated. They are generally oval and cylindrical. The
spire is more or less projecting and obtuse. The aperture is
elongated, often narrowed at its posterior part, widened and somewhat effuse at its base. The folds of the
columella vary from one to three. They are generally thick and obtuse.[2]
In the genus Acteon, the individual teeth of the
radula are very small. There are many teeth in each row.
Acteon modestus Thiele, 1925 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, invalid: based on junior primary homonym of Actaeon modestus A. Adams 1855; no replacement name has yet been proposed.)
Acteon dianae A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Leucotina casta (A. Adams, 1853)
Acteon elongatus Castellanos, Rolán & Bartolotta, 1987: synonym of Acteon fasuloi Crocetta, Romani, Simone & Rolán, 2017 (invalid: junior homonym of Acteon elongatus J. de C. Sowerby, 1824; A. fasuloi is a replacement name)
Acteon eloisae [sic]: synonym of Acteon eloiseae Abbott, 1973
Distribution : Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, North Carolina, Florida, Western Atlantic Ocean.
Length ; 10 mm
Description : found at depths of 10 to 20 m; glossy white shell with five whorls; body whorl contains at the base three brown spiraling bands; the top of each
whorl has a narrow brown band.
Marcus, Eveline. "On some Acteonidae (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia)." Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 25.19 (1972): 167-188.
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. p 584