Leal, José H.
Acteonidae
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Acteonidae, common name the "barrel bubble snails", is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks of the informal group Lower Heterobranchia.
Species
baby bubbles
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderCephalaspidea
- FamilyActeonidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded22,892
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 904
- With media
- 16
- Family
- Acteonidae
- Collections
- LACM, PRI, YPM, USNM, UF
- Recorded in
- United States, Germany, Philippines, French Polynesia, Mexico, Indonesia
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Shell description
- Anatomy
- Ecology
- Genera
- References
- External links
Acteonidae, common name the "barrel bubble snails", is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks of the informal group Lower Heterobranchia.
==Shell description== The shell is usually smaller than 25 mm. The shell of these sand-dwelling micromollusks is small, but it is large enough to house the retracted soft parts including the entire mantle.
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