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Taxonomy
Family:
ACTEONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Acteonimorpha (Subterclass)
> Acteonoidea (Superfamily)
> Acteonidae (Family)
> Maxacteon (Genus)
> flammeus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Acteon (Maxacteon) Rudman, 1971
Synonymised Names:
=Actaeon flammeus (Bruguière, 1789)
=Acteon flammeus (Bruguière, 1789)
=Acteon variegatus (Bruguière, 1789)
=Buccinum flammeum Bruguière, 1789
=Pupa flammea (Gmelin, 1791)
=Solidula flammea (Gmelin, 1791)
=Tornatella flammea (Bruguière, 1789)
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Taxonomy
Family:
ACTEONIDAE
Full Classification:
Mollusca (Phylum)
> Gastropoda (Class)
> Heterobranchia (Subclass)
> Euthyneura (Infraclass)
> Acteonimorpha (Subterclass)
> Acteonoidea (Superfamily)
> Acteonidae (Family)
> Maxacteon (Genus)
> flammeus (Species)
Genus Synonyms:
=Acteon (Maxacteon) Rudman, 1971
Synonymised Names:
=Actaeon flammeus (Bruguière, 1789)
=Acteon flammeus (Bruguière, 1789)
=Acteon variegatus (Bruguière, 1789)
=Buccinum flammeum Bruguière, 1789
=Pupa flammea (Gmelin, 1791)
=Solidula flammea (Gmelin, 1791)
=Tornatella flammea (Bruguière, 1789)
Details: Maxacteon flammeus (Bruguière, 1789)
Size/Grows to:
Height 15mm, Width 9mm
Distribution:
Kermadec Islands and off Spirits Bay, from 25-68m
Notes:
Marine, Native - Non-endemic
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References and Publications
  • Powell, A.W.B. 1979 New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland (p.268)
  • Feb/1975 Acteon variegatus, Poirieria, 7(6)

NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil