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Acteon Montfort, 1810

Acteon tornatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)Specimen from La Goulette, Tunisia (soft bottoms 10-15 m, 19.01.2010), talle réelle 8.9 mm
Acteon tornatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Specimen from La Goulette, Tunisia (soft bottoms 10-15 m, 19.01.2010), talle réelle 8.9 mm

137618  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137618)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Acteonimorpha (Subterclass)
  8. Acteonoidea (Superfamily)
  9. Acteonidae (Family)
  10. Acteon (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Actaeon Ersch & Gruber, 1818 · unaccepted > unjustified emendation
Acteon (Acteon) Montfort, 1810 · alternative representation
Acteon (Semiactaeon) Cossmann, 1889 † · alternative representation
Tornatella Lamarck, 1816 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Acteon aethiopicus E. von Martens, 1902
  2. Species Acteon aizyensis (Deshayes, 1862) †
  3. Species Acteon angolensis Poppe & Tagaro, 2023
  4. Species Acteon antarcticus Thiele, 1912
  5. Species Acteon antipinguis Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias, 2026 †
  6. Species Acteon aphyodes Á. Valdés, 2008
  7. Species Acteon archibenthicola T. Habe, 1955
  8. Species Acteon areatus Verco, 1907
  9. Species Acteon arnumensis Sorgenfrei, 1958 †
  10. Species Acteon articulatus Marwick, 1931 †
  11. Species Acteon aubrechti Harzhauser, 2014 †
  12. Species Acteon baracoensis Espinosa & Ortea, 2014
  13. Species Acteon bathurstensis Stilwell & R. A. Henderson, 2002 †
  14. Species Acteon biplicatus (Melleville, 1843) †
  15. Species Acteon boteroi Á. Valdés, 2008
  16. Species Acteon buccinus Á. Valdés, 2008
  17. Species Acteon candens Rehder, 1939
  18. Species Acteon castus (Hinds, 1844)
  19. Species Acteon cebuanus T. C. Lan, 1985
  20. Species Acteon chattonensis Marwick, 1929 †
  21. Species Acteon chauliodous Á. Valdés, 2008
  22. Species Acteon chehalisensis (C. E. Weaver, 1916) †
  23. Species Acteon chevallieri (Deshayes, 1862) †
  24. Species Acteon chilensis R. A. Philippi, 1887 †
  25. Species Acteon chrystomatus Á. Valdés, 2008
  26. Species Acteon cicatricosus Sohl, 1964 †
  27. Species Acteon cohibilis Á. Valdés, 2008
  28. Species Acteon comptus Á. Valdés, 2008
  29. Species Acteon conicus Thiele, 1925
  30. Species Acteon cretacea Gabb, 1861 †
  31. Species Acteon danaida Dall, 1881
  32. Species Acteon dancei Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015
  33. Species Acteon danicus Govoni, 2025 †
  34. Species Acteon delicatus Dall, 1889
  35. Species Acteon deshayesi (de Raincourt & Munier-Chalmas, 1863) †
  36. Species Acteon distinguendus (Cossmann, 1897) †
  37. Species Acteon dolichoroseus Iredale, 1936
  38. Species Acteon dudariensis Strausz, 1966 †
  39. Species Acteon editus Á. Valdés, 2008
  40. Species Acteon evanescens (Cossmann, 1897) †
  41. Species Acteon exiguus Mörch, 1875
  42. Species Acteon fasuloi Crocetta, Romani, Simone & Rolán, 2017
  43. Species Acteon finlayi McGinty, 1955
  44. Species Acteon fortis Thiele, 1925
  45. Species Acteon fragilis Thiele, 1925
  46. Species Acteon frearsianus A. d'Orbigny, 1845 †
  47. Species Acteon fructuosus Iredale, 1936
  48. Species Acteon funiculifer (Cossmann, 1897) †
  49. Species Acteon gabbana Whitfield, 1892 †
  50. Species Acteon gardneri (Cossmann, 1889) †
  51. Species Acteon gilberti (Cossmann, 1889) †
  52. Species Acteon glans H. C. Lea, 1843 †
  53. Species Acteon gmelini (Bayan, 1870) †
  54. Species Acteon graciliratus Beets, 1942 †
  55. Species Acteon gutta Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias, 2026 †
  56. Species Acteon hebes A. E. Verrill, 1885
  57. Species Acteon herosae Á. Valdés, 2008
  58. Species Acteon houdasi (Cossmann, 1907) †
  59. Species Acteon idoneus Conrad, 1833 †
  60. Species Acteon incisus Dall, 1881
  61. Species Acteon inflatus (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992) †
  62. Species Acteon inflatus (Borson, 1821) †
  63. Species Acteon infulatus Marwick, 1931 †
  64. Species Acteon ionfasciatus Á. Valdés, 2008
  65. Species Acteon javanus (K. Martin, 1884) †
  66. Species Acteon juvenis Dall, 1927
  67. Species Acteon lacunatus Dall, 1927
  68. Species Acteon laetus Thiele, 1925 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, secondary junior homonym of Acteon laetus (Deshayes, 1862))
  69. Species Acteon laevigatus (Grateloup, 1828) †
  70. Species Acteon levidensis S. V. Wood, 1848 †
  71. Species Acteon loustaui (Deshayes, 1861) †
  72. Species Acteon loyautensis Á. Valdés, 2008
  73. Species Acteon maltzani Dautzenberg, 1910
  74. Species Acteon marullensis A. d'Orbigny, 1850 †
  75. Species Acteon melampoides Dall, 1881
  76. Species Acteon microplocus (Cossmann, 1897) †
  77. Species Acteon microspiralis Oleinik, 1991 †
  78. Species Acteon mirim C. Cunha, 2011
  79. Species Acteon modestus Thiele, 1925 (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, invalid: based on junior primary homonym of Actaeon modestus A. Adams 1855; no replacement name has been proposed.)
  80. Species Acteon monterosatoi Dautzenberg, 1889
  81. Species Acteon monthiersi (Carez, 1879) †
  82. Species Acteon morelletorum (Gougerot & Braillon, 1968) †
  83. Species Acteon nakayamai T. Habe, 1952
  84. Species Acteon nitens H. C. Lea, 1843 †
  85. Species Acteon noae J. De C. Sowerby, 1823 †
  86. Species Acteon novellus Conrad, 1834 †
  87. Species Acteon olivellaeformis (Tate, 1894) †
  88. Species Acteon oneroaensis A. W. B. Powell & Bartrum, 1929 †
  89. Species Acteon osexiguus Á. Valdés, 2008
  90. Species Acteon otamateaensis Laws, 1941 †
  91. Species Acteon pahaka P. A. Maxwell, 1992 †
  92. Species Acteon panamensis Dall, 1908
  93. Species Acteon parallelus Dall, 1927
  94. Species Acteon particolor Dall, 1927
  95. Species Acteon pelecais Ev. Marcus, 1972
  96. Species Acteon perforatus Dall, 1881
  97. Species Acteon petricolus Darragh, 1997 †
  98. Species Acteon pinguis A. d'Orbigny, 1852 †
  99. Species Acteon pistilliformis Sohl, 1964 †
  100. Species Acteon politus (Gabb, 1869) †
  101. Species Acteon pomilius Conrad, 1833 †
  102. Species Acteon problematicus Landau, Harzhauser, İslamoğlu & C. M. Silva, 2013 †
  103. Species Acteon procerus (Deshayes, 1862) †
  104. Species Acteon procratericulatus Laws, 1939 †
  105. Species Acteon profundus Á. Valdés, 2008
  106. Species Acteon pudicus A. Adams, 1855
  107. Species Acteon punctatosulcata (R. A. Philippi, 1841) †
  108. Species Acteon punctulatus (A. Férussac, 1822) †
  109. Species Acteon pusillus Ravn, 1939 †
  110. Species Acteon retusus Verco, 1907
  111. Species Acteon rhektos Á. Valdés, 2008
  112. Species Acteon ringiculoides Á. Valdés, 2008
  113. Species Acteon romanicus Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias, 2026 †
  114. Species Acteon roseus Hedley, 1906
  115. Species Acteon scrobiculatus Tenison Woods, 1877 †
  116. Species Acteon semisculptus E. A. Smith, 1890
  117. Species Acteon semispiralis P. Marshall, 1917 †
  118. Species Acteon semistriatus (Basterot, 1825) †
  119. Species Acteon senegalensis (Petit de la Saussaye, 1851)
  120. Species Acteon sieboldii (Reeve, 1842)
  121. Species Acteon sorgenfreii Glibert, 1962 †
  122. Species Acteon soyoae T. Habe, 1961
  123. Species Acteon sphaericulus (Deshayes, 1862) †
  124. Species Acteon splendidulus Mörch, 1875
  125. Species Acteon stratosculptus (Ludbrook, 1958) †
  126. Species Acteon subinflatus A. d'Orbigny, 1850 †
  127. Species Acteon subroseus Iredale, 1936
  128. Species Acteon subscalatus (Cossmann, 1897) †
  129. Species Acteon subtornatilis Pilsbry & C. W. Johnson, 1917 †
  130. Species Acteon surensis Gerasimov, 1992 †
  131. Species Acteon tardior (Ludbrook, 1958) †
  132. Species Acteon tornatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  133. Species Acteon traskii Stearns, 1897
  134. Species Acteon trifasciatus Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias, 2026 †
  135. Species Acteon turgidus (Deshayes, 1862) †
  136. Species Acteon valentina Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015
  137. Species Acteon vangoethemi Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015
  138. Species Acteon venustus (A. d'Orbigny, 1841)
  139. Species Acteon viciani Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias, 2026 †
  140. Species Acteon vindobonensis Harzhauser, Landau & Malaquias, 2026 †
  141. Species Acteon virgatus (Reeve, 1842)
  142. Species Acteon wangaloa H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937 †
  143. Species Acteon angulatus H. C. Lea, 1843 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  144. Species Acteon bathonicum Lycett, 1863 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  145. Species Acteon cinctus Binkhorst, 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  146. Species Acteon costellatus Conrad, 1833 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  147. Species Acteon ellipticus Wade, 1926 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  148. Species Acteon esquerae Verneuil & Lorière, 1868 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  149. Species Acteon globosus (Bronn, 1831) † (uncertain > unassessed)
  150. Species Acteon granulatolineatum Binkhorst, 1861 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  151. Species Acteon granulatus H. C. Lea, 1843 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  152. Species Acteon icaunensis Cotteau, 1854 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  153. Species Acteon landbecki R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  154. Species Acteon levispira Piette, 1855 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  155. Species Acteon melanoides Conrad, 1830 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  156. Species Acteon milium H. C. Lea, 1843 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  157. Species Acteon minutus R. A. Philippi, 1887 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  158. Species Acteon modicellus Conrad, 1860 † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  159. Species Acteon myakkanus Dall, 1896 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  160. Species Acteon nitidus Stephenson, 1941 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Actaeon [sic] nitidus A. E. Verrill, 1882 )
  161. Species Acteon oliva Piette, 1855 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  162. Species Acteon ovoides Conrad, 1830 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  163. Species Acteon phasianoides Lycett, 1863 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  164. Species Acteon pradoanum Verneuil & Lorière, 1868 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  165. Species Acteon punctatus Piette, 1855 † (uncertain > unassessed, junior homonym of Acteon punctatus I. Lea, 1833)
  166. Species Acteon punctatus I. Lea, 1833 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  167. Species Acteon pygmaeus I. Lea, 1833 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  168. Species Acteon scalaris A. d'Orbigny, 1842 † (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  169. Species Acteon sculpturatus H. C. Lea, 1843 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  170. Species Acteon simplex H. C. Lea, 1843 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  171. Species Acteon striatus I. Lea, 1833 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  172. Species Acteon substriatus Wade, 1926 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  173. Species Acteon throckmortoni Stephenson, 1941 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  174. Species Acteon turbinatus H. C. Lea, 1843 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  175. Species Acteon vaughani Mansfield, 1930 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  176. Subgenus Acteon (Maxacteon) Rudman, 1971 accepted as Punctacteon Kuroda & T. Habe, 1961 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    1. Species Acteon (Maxacteon) cratericulatus (Hedley, 1906) accepted as Maxacteon cratericulatus (Hedley, 1906) accepted as Punctacteon cratericulatus (Hedley, 1906) (superseded combination)
    2. Species Acteon (Maxacteon) pahaka P. A. Maxwell, 1992 † represented as Acteon pahaka P. A. Maxwell, 1992 †
    3. Species Acteon (Maxacteon) procratericulatus Laws, 1939 † represented as Acteon procratericulatus Laws, 1939 †
  177. Species Acteon biplicatus (Gabb, 1860) † accepted as Acteon gabbana Whitfield, 1892 † (treated by Gabb as a junior secondary homonym of Acteon biplicatus (Melleville, 1843); Acteon gabbana is a replacement name)
  178. Species Acteon biplicatus (Strebel, 1908) accepted as Toledonia biplicata (Strebel, 1908)
  179. Species Acteon conicus Wade, 1926 † accepted as Parietiplicatum tanasi Pacaud, 2026 † (unaccepted > junior homonym, invalid: junior homonym of Acteon conicus Thiele, 1925; Parietiplicatim tanasi is a replacement name)
  180. Species Acteon elegans (I. Lea, 1833) † accepted as Acteon pomilius Conrad, 1833 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  181. Species Acteon elevatus I. Lea, 1833 † accepted as Longchaeus larvatus (Conrad, 1833) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  182. Species Acteon elongatus Castellanos, Rolán & Bartolotta, 1987 accepted as Acteon fasuloi Crocetta, Romani, Simone & Rolán, 2017 (invalid: junior homonym of Acteon elongatus J. de C. Sowerby, 1824; A. fasuloi is a replacement name)
  183. Species Acteon forbesiana Whitfield, 1892 † accepted as Acteon cretacea Gabb, 1861 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  184. Species Acteon gradifera Piette, 1855 † accepted as Globularia gradifera (Piette, 1855) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  185. Species Acteon isabella Poppe, Tagaro & Goto, 2018 accepted as Japonactaeon isabella (Poppe, Tagaro & Goto, 2018) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  186. Species Acteon lineatus I. Lea, 1833 † accepted as Acteon idoneus Conrad, 1833 †
  187. Species Acteon melanellus I. Lea, 1833 † accepted as Evalea melanella (I. Lea, 1833) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  188. Species Acteon secale A. A. Gould, 1859 accepted as Japonactaeon secale (A. A. Gould, 1859) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  189. Species Acteon subincisus Okutani, 1968 accepted as Punctacteon subincisus (Okutani, 1968) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  190. Species Acteon teramachii T. Habe, 1950 accepted as Punctacteon teramachii (T. Habe, 1950) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  191. Species Acteon vagabundus (Mabille, 1885) accepted as Lanayrella vagabunda (Mabille, 1885)
  192. Species Acteon yamamurae (T. Habe, 1976) accepted as Punctacteon yamamurae T. Habe, 1976 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  193. Subgenus Acteon (Acteon) Montfort, 1810 represented as Acteon Montfort, 1810
    1. Species Acteon (Acteon) chehalisensis (C. E. Weaver, 1916) † represented as Acteon chehalisensis (C. E. Weaver, 1916) †
    2. Species Acteon (Acteon) microspiralis Oleinik, 1991 † represented as Acteon microspiralis Oleinik, 1991 †
  194. Subgenus Acteon (Semiactaeon) Cossmann, 1889 † represented as Acteon Montfort, 1810
    marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
    recent + fossil
    Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
    page(s): 314 [details] 
    MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Acteon Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137618 on 2026-05-28
    Marine Species Traits editorial board (2026). Marine Species Traits. Acteon Montfort, 1810. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137618 on 2026-05-28
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    2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
    created
    Gofas, Serge
    2010-08-26 09:47:51Z
    changed
    Tran, Bastien
    2010-10-02 22:08:23Z
    checked
    Rosenberg, Gary
    2010-10-13 10:30:08Z
    changed
    Tran, Bastien
    2011-03-16 19:15:22Z
    checked
    Bouchet, Philippe
    2013-01-29 19:56:21Z
    changed
    Bouchet, Philippe
    2017-08-02 10:18:01Z
    changed
    Bouchet, Philippe
    2021-04-01 08:02:01Z
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    Vinarski, Maxim

    original description Montfort P. [Denys de]. (1808-1810). Conchyliologie systématique et classification méthodique des coquilles. <em>Paris: Schoell.</em> Vol. 1: pp. lxxxvii + 409 [1808]. Vol. 2: pp. 676 + 16 [1810 (before 28 May)]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/10571
    page(s): 314 [details] 

    original description (of Actaeon Ersch & Gruber, 1818) Ersch J.S., Gruber J.G. (1818). Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste. Gleditsch, Leipzig., available online at http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?PPN345284054
    page(s): 345 [details] 

    original description (of Tornatella Lamarck, 1816) Lamarck, [J. B. P. A. de M. de]. (1816). Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature, Mollusques et polypes divers. Part 23 [Livraison 84, 14 December 1816], Tome 3, pp. 1-16, pls. 391-431, 431 bis, 431 bis*, 432-488, Paris: Vve Agasse., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37162278
    page(s): 11 [details] 

    original description (of Acteon (Semiactaeon) Cossmann, 1889 †) Cossmann, M. (1889). Catalogue illustré des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris. <em>Annales de la Société Royale Malacologique de Belgique.</em> 24: 3-381, pls 1-12., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5502754
    page(s): 304 [details] 

    basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

    additional source Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details] OpenAccess publication
    		 
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