Marine Species Traits - Acteon nitens H. C. Lea, 1843 †

Traits taxon details

Acteon nitens H. C. Lea, 1843 †

AphiaID

1353930 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1353930)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Acteon Montfort, 1810

Original name

Acteon nitens H. C. Lea, 1843 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Lea, H. C. (1843). Abstract of a paper read before the American Philosophical Society, May 29th, 1843, entitled "Descriptions of some new fossil shells, from the Tertiary of Petersburg, Virginia". H.C. Lea, Philadelphia. 12 pp. [Published before 18 October 1843. A separate and advanced publication of H.C. Lea 1846, with the same title].
page(s): 8 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Acteon nitens H. C. Lea, 1843 †. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1353930 on 2026-07-03

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Acteon nitens H. C. Lea, 1843 †. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1353930 on 2026-07-03

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-06-27 17:54:01Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

2025-06-15 08:04:54Z

changed

Neubauer, Thomas A.

2025-11-01 19:05:15Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

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original description Lea, H. C. (1843). Abstract of a paper read before the American Philosophical Society, May 29th, 1843, entitled "Descriptions of some new fossil shells, from the Tertiary of Petersburg, Virginia". H.C. Lea, Philadelphia. 12 pp. [Published before 18 October 1843. A separate and advanced publication of H.C. Lea 1846, with the same title].
page(s): 8 [details]

basis of record Cunha, C. M. & Salvador, R. B. (2018). Type specimens of fossil “Architectibranchia” and Cephalaspidea (Mollusca, Heterobranchia) in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. <em>Zoosystematics and Evolution.</em> 94(2): 505-527., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.94.27401
page(s): 511, fig. 2F [details]

redescription Lea, H. C. (1846). Description of some new fossil shells, from the Tertiary of Petersburg, Virginia. <em>Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series.</em> 9(2): 229-274., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28860625
page(s): 257, pl. 36 fig. 60 [details]

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