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Acteonidae

Acteonidae

Overview

Acteonidae d'Orbigny, 1835

Common Name: Barrel Bubble Snails

Extant/Extinct

Key morphological features: The Acteonidae have a cone shaped spire and spiral ornamentation on their shells. They can also fully retract into their shells and have an operculum.

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Paleoecology:

        MOBILITY: Mobile

        FEEDING MODE: Carnivore

        HABITAT: Epifaunal

Sources:

Akers, R. E. and T. J. Akers, 1997. Texas Cretaceous Gastropods. Texas Paleontology Series Number 6, Paleontology Section of the Houston Gem and Mineral Society, Houston.


Genera of Acteonidae present in the Cretaceous of the Western Interior Seaway