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Family: Acteonidae



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68 species
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL

 
Acteon antarcticus
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Acteon biplicatus
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Max. Length 1 cm DL

 
Acteon candens
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Acteon cebuanus
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL

 
Acteon danaida
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 1 cm DL
Acteon delicatus Dall, 1889

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Acteon delicatus
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL

 
Acteon elongatus
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Max. Length 0.7 cm NG

 
Acteon exiguus
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Acteon finlayi
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Acteon fructosus
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL

 
Acteon hebes
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Max. Length 1 cm DL

 
Acteon incisus
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Acteon ionfasciatus
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Acteon juvenis
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Acteon kajiyamai
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Acteon lacunatus
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Acteon liostracoides
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Acteon longissimus
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Max. Length 1.0 cm DL

 
Acteon melampoides
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Acteon monterosatoi
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Acteon nakayamai
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Acteon parallelus
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Acteon particolor
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Max. Length 1.0 cm DL

 
Acteon pelecais
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Max. Length 1.4 cm DL

 
Acteon perforatus
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Acteon retusus
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Acteon secale
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Acteon semicingulatus
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Acteon semisculptus
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Max. Length 0.5 cm NG

 
Acteon splendidulus
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Acteon subroseus
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Acteon teramachii
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Photo by França, Antonio

Northeast Atlantic and th

Acteon tornatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Acteon tornatilis
[Linnes baby-bubble]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm SHL

 
Acteon traskii
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Acteon variegatus
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Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific

Acteon virgatus (Reeve, 1842)

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Acteon virgatus
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Callostracon tyrrhenicum
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL

 
Crenilabium birmani
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Max. Length 0.8 cm TL

 
Crenilabium exile
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Max. Length 1.5 cm SHL

 
Crenilabium venustus
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Japonactaeon pusillus
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Japonacteon pusillus
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Liocarenus globulinus
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Maxacteon fabreanus
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Maxacteon flammeus
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Max. Length 2 cm DL

 
Mysouffa cumingii
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Max. Length 1.4 cm DL

 
Mysouffa turrita
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL

 
Neactaeonina cingulata
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Max. Length 5.0 cm DL

 
Neactaeonina edentula
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Obrussena bracteata
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Obrussena moeshimaensis
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Ovulactaeon meekii
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Punctacteon eloiseae
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Punctacteon kajiyamai
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Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific. Tropical a

Pupa affinis (Adams, 1855)

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Pupa affinis
[Pupa]

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Central Pacific.

Pupa alveola (Souverbie, 1863)

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Pupa alveola
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Pupa nitidula
[Smooth pink Pupa]
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Pupa pudica
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Pupa sekii
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Pupa solidula
[Solid Pupa]
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Pupa strigosa
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Pupa sulcata
[Furrowed Pupa]

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Western Central Pacific

Pupa tessellata unspecified

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Pupa tessellata
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Pupa tragulata
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Rictaxis albus
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Rictaxis painei
[Barrel snail]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 2 cm TL
Rictaxis punctocaelatus (Carpenter, 1864)

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Rictaxis punctocaelatus
[Spotted rictaxis]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic

Rictaxis punctostriatus (Adams, 1840)

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Rictaxis punctostriatus
[Pitted baby-bubble]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acteon antarcticus Western Atlantic and Indo 0.7 DL 1912
Acteon biplicatus Southeast Pacific and Sou 0.4 DL 1908
Acteon candens Western Atlantic 1 DL 1939
Acteon cebuanus Western Central Pacific 1985
Acteon danaida Western Atlantic. 1.1 DL 1881
Acteon delicatus Western Atlantic 1 DL 1889
Acteon elongatus Southeast Pacific and Sou 0.9 DL 1987
Acteon exiguus Western Central Atlantic 0.7 NG 1875
Acteon finlayi Western Atlantic 1898
Acteon fructosus Indo-West Pacific 1936
Acteon hebes Western Atlantic. 0.8 DL 1885
Acteon incisus Western Atlantic 1 DL 1881
Acteon ionfasciatus Western Central Pacific 2008
Acteon juvenis Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1927
Acteon kajiyamai Western Central Pacific 1976
Acteon lacunatus Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1927
Acteon liostracoides Western Atlantic. 1927
Acteon longissimus Western Central Pacific 2008
Acteon melampoides Western Atlantic 1.0 DL 1881
Acteon monterosatoi Mediterranean. 1889
Acteon nakayamai Western Central Pacific 1952
Acteon parallelus Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1927
Acteon particolor Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1927
Acteon pelecais Western Atlantic. 1.0 DL 1972
Acteon perforatus Western Atlantic 1.4 DL 1881
Acteon retusus Eastern Indian Ocean 1907
Acteon secale Western Central Pacific 1859
Acteon semicingulatus Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1927
Acteon semisculptus Eastern Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1890
Acteon splendidulus Western Central Atlantic 0.5 NG 1875
Acteon subroseus Southwest Pacific 1936
Acteon teramachii Western Central Pacific 1950
Acteon tornatilis Linnes baby-bubble Northeast Atlantic and th 1758
Acteon traskii Eastern Central Pacific 1.5 SHL 1898
Acteon variegatus Western Central and South 1789
Acteon virgatus Indo-West Pacific 1842
Callostracon tyrrhenicum Northeast Atlantic and th 1996
Crenilabium birmani Western Atlantic. 0.8 DL 2006
Crenilabium exile Atlantic Ocean and Medite 0.8 TL 1870
Crenilabium venustus Eastern Pacific 1.5 SHL 1840
Japonactaeon pusillus Atlantic Ocean. 0.2 DL 1843
Japonacteon pusillus Northeast Atlantic and th 1843
Liocarenus globulinus Northeast Atlantic and th 1844
Maxacteon fabreanus Indo-West Pacific 1874
Maxacteon flammeus Indo-Pacific. 1789
Mysouffa cumingii Western Atlantic. 2 DL 1855
Mysouffa turrita Western Atlantic. 1.4 DL 1883
Neactaeonina cingulata Western Atlantic. 1.1 DL 1908
Neactaeonina edentula Antarctic, Western Atlant 5.0 DL 1883
Obrussena bracteata Indo-West Pacific 1925
Obrussena moeshimaensis Western Pacific 1952
Ovulactaeon meekii Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL 1889
Punctacteon eloiseae Western Indian Ocean 1973
Punctacteon kajiyamai Western Pacific 1976
Pupa affinis Pupa Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 1855
Pupa alveola Central Pacific. 1863
Pupa nitidula Smooth pink Pupa Western Central Pacific 1816
Pupa pudica Eastern Central Pacific 1854
Pupa sekii Western Central Pacific 1758
Pupa solidula Solid Pupa Indo-Pacific. South Afri 1758
Pupa strigosa Western Pacific 1859
Pupa sulcata Furrowed Pupa Indo-Pacific. 1790
Pupa tessellata Western Central Pacific
Pupa tragulata Indo-West Pacific 1936
Rictaxis albus Southeast Atlantic 1873
Rictaxis painei Barrel snail Eastern Central Pacific 1903
Rictaxis punctocaelatus Spotted rictaxis Eastern Pacific 2 TL 1864
Rictaxis punctostriatus Pitted baby-bubble Western Atlantic 1840



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