Acteon (gastropod)

Acteon is a genus of small sea snails, predatory marine gastropod mollusks in the family Acteonidae, the barrel bubble snails.
The genus is named after Acteon, a character in Greek mythology.

Description

The shell is convoluted, ovate, cylindrical, generally transversely striated. The aperture is oblong, entire, somewhat effuse at its base. It shows one or more folds upon the columella. The outer lip is thin, sharp, never having a varix.
The species of this genus are all marine, and convolute. They are almost always transversely striated. They are generally oval and cylindrical. The spire is more or less projecting and obtuse. The aperture is
elongated, often narrowed at its posterior part, widened and somewhat effuse at its base. The folds of the columella vary from one to three. They are generally thick and obtuse.
In the genus Acteon, the individual teeth of the radula are very small. There are many teeth in each row.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species with accepted names are included in the genus ActeonActeon aethiopicus E. von Martens, 1902

† Acteon aizyensis Acteon angolensis Poppe & Tagaro, 2023Acteon antarcticus Thiele, 1912Acteon aphyodes Valdès, 2008Acteon archibenthicola Habe, 1955Acteon areatus Verco, 1907
† Acteon arnumensis Sorgenfrei, 1958
† Acteon articulatus Marwick, 1931 Acteon baracoensis Espinosa & Ortea, 2014
† Acteon bezanconi Cossmann, 1889
† Acteon biplicatus Acteon boteroi Valdès, 2008Acteon buccinus Valdès, 2008Acteon candens Rehder, 1939Acteon castus Hinds, 1844Acteon cebuanus Lan, 1985
† Acteon chattonensis Marwick, 1929 Acteon chauliodous Valdès, 2008
† Acteon chevallieri Acteon chrystomatus Valdès, 2008Acteon cohibilis Valdès, 2008Acteon comptus Valdès, 2008Acteon conicus Thiele, 1925
† Acteon cretacea Gabb, 1862 Acteon danaida Dall, 1881Acteon dancei Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015Acteon delicatus Dall, 1889
† Acteon deshayesi
† Acteon distinguendus Acteon dolichoroseus Iredale, 1936
† Acteon dudariensis Strausz, 1966 Acteon editus Valdès, 2008
† Acteon evanescens Acteon exiguus Mörch, 1875Acteon fasuloi Crocetta, Romani, Simone & Rolán, 2017Acteon finlayi McGinty, 1955Acteon fortis Thiele, 1925Actaeon fragilis Thiele, 1925
† Acteon frearsianus d'Orbigny, 1845 Acteon fructuosus Iredale, 1936
† Acteon funiculifer
† Acteon gabbana Whitfield, 1892
† Acteon gardneri
† Acteon gilberti
† Acteon glans I. Lea, 1846
† Acteon gmelini
† Acteon graciliratus Beets, 1942 Acteon hebes A. E. Verrill, 1885Acteon herosae Valdès, 2008
† Acteon houdasi
† Acteon idoneus Conrad, 1833 Acteon incisus Dall, 1881
† Acteon inflatus
† Acteon infulatus Marwick, 1931 Acteon ionfasciatus Valdès, 2008
† Acteon javanus Acteon juvenis Dall, 1927Acteon lacunatus Dall, 1927
† Acteon laetus Acteon laetus Thiele, 1925
† Acteon laevigatus
† Acteon loustaui Acteon loyautensis Valdès, 2008Acteon maltzani Dautzenberg, 1910
† Acteon marullensis A. d'Orbigny, 1850 Acteon melampoides Dall, 1881Acteon mirim Cunha, 2011Acteon modestus Thiele, 1925 Acteon monterosatoi Dautzenberg, 1889
† Acteon monthiersi
† Acteon morelletorum Acteon nakayamai Habe, 1952
† Acteon nitens I. Lea, 1846
† Acteon novellus Conrad, 1834
† Acteon octavii
† Acteon olivellaeformis
† Acteon oneroaensis Powell & Bartrum, 1929 Acteon osexiguus Valdès, 2008
† Acteon otamateaensis Laws, 1941
† Acteon pahaka Maxwell, 1992 †Acteon panamensis Dall, 1908Acteon parallelus Dall, 1927Acteon particolor Dall, 1927Acteon pelecais Marcus, 1972Acteon perforatus Dall, 1881
† Acteon petricolus Darragh, 1997
† Acteon pomilius Conrad, 1833
† Acteon problematicus Landau, Harzhauser, İslamoğlu & C. M. Silva, 2013
† Acteon procerus
† Acteon procratericulatus Laws, 1939Acteon profundus Valdès, 2008Acteon pudicus, 1854Acteon retusus Verco, 1907 Acteon rhektos Valdès, 2008Acteon ringiculoides Valdès, 2008Acteon roseus Hedley, 1906
† Acteon scrobiculatus Tenison Woods, 1877 Acteon secale Gould, 1859Acteon semisculptus E. A. Smith, 1890
† Acteon semispiralis P. Marshall, 1917
† Acteon semistriatus Acteon senegalensis Acteon sieboldii
† Acteon sorgenfreii Glibert, 1962 Acteon soyoae Habe, 1961
† Acteon sphaericulus Acteon splendidulus Mörch, 1875
† Acteon stylifer Cossmann, 1896
† Acteon subinflatus d'Orbigny, 1850 Acteon subroseus Iredale, 1936
† Acteon subscalatus
† Acteon subtornatilis Pilsbry & C. W. Johnson, 1917
† Acteon surensis Gerasimov, 1992 Acteon tornatilis Acteon traskii Stearns, 1898
† Acteon turgidus Acteon valentina Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015Acteon vangoethemi Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015Acteon venustus d'Orbigny, 1840Acteon virgatus
† Acteon wangaloa Finlay & Marwick, 1937

;Taxa inquirenda:Acteon Thiele, 1931 Acteon mariae A. Adams, 1855Acteon minutus Acteon modestus A. Adams, 1855Acteon oryza Reeve, 1842

Synonyms

Acteon Rudman, 1971: synonym of Maxacteon Rudman, 1971Acteon aequatorialis Thiele, 1925: synonym of Metactaeon aequatorialis Acteon albus Sowerby, 1874: synonym of Rictaxis albus Acteon amabilis Watson, 1886: synonym of Callostracon amabile Acteon augustoi Nobre, 1932: synonym of Acteon tornatilis Acteon austrinus Watson, 1881: synonym of Leucotina casta Acteon browni Jordan, 1895: synonym of Crenilabium exile Acteon candidulus Monterosato, 1923: synonym of Acteon tornatilis Acteon chariis Watson, 1886: synonym of Callostracon chariis Acteon cratericulatus Hedley, 1906: synonym of Maxacteon cratericulatus Acteon cumningii A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Mysouffa cumingii Acteon curtulus Dall, 1890: synonym of Microglyphis curtula Acteon dianae A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Leucotina casta Acteon elongatus Castellanos, Rolán & Bartolotta, 1987: synonym of Acteon fasuloi Crocetta, Romani, Simone & Rolán, 2017 Acteon eloisae : synonym of Acteon eloiseae Abbott, 1973Acteon eloiseae Abbott, 1973; synonym of Punctacteon eloiseae Acteon etheridgii Bell T., 1870: synonym of Crenilabium exile Acteon exilis Jeffreys, 1870: synonym of Crenilabium exile Acteon fabreanus Crosse, 1873: synonym of Maxacteon fabreanus, synonym of Punctacteon fabreanus Acteon flammea : synonym of Maxacteon flammeus Acteon flammeus : synonym of Maxacteon flammeus Acteon huttoni Cossmann, 1895: synonym of Leucotina casta Acteon isabella Poppe, Tagaro & Goto, 2018: synonym of Japonactaeon isabella Acteon kajiyamai : synonym of Punctacteon kajiyamai Habe, 1976Acteon kawamurai Habe, 1952: synonym of Maxacteon kawamurai Acteon kirai Habe, 1949: synonym of Punctacteon kirai Acteon liostracoides Dall, 1927: synonym of Crenilabium exile Acteon longissimus : synonym of Japonactaeon longissimus Valdés, 2008Acteon natalensis : synonym of Acteocina fusiformis A. Adams, 1850Acteon nipponensis Yamakawa, 1911: synonym of Japonactaeon nipponensis Acteon nitidus Verrill, 1882: synonym of Crenilabium exile Acteon perconicus Dall, 1890: synonym of Microglyphis perconica Acteon pilsbryi Cossmann, 1902: synonym of Pupa affinis Acteon praestitus Finlay, 1924: synonym of Leucotina casta Acteon propius Dall, 1927: synonym of Crenilabium exile Acteon punctocaelatus : synonym of Rictaxis punctocaelatus Carpenter, 1864 Acteon punctostriatus : synonym of Japonactaeon punctostriatus Acteon pygmaeus Grateloup, 1838: synonym of Chrysallida stefanisi

† Acteon reticulatus Martin, 1884: synonym of † Pupa reticulata Acteon semicingulatus Dall, 1927: synonym of Ondina semicingulata Acteon semistriatus Glibert, 1952: synonym of Acteon tornatilis Actaeon senegalensis von Maltzan, 1885 : synonym of Acteon maltzani Dautzenberg, 1910Acteon sieboldii : synonym of Japonactaeon sieboldii Acteon subincisus Okutani, 1968: synonym of Punctacteon subincisus
† Acteon subovalis P. Marshall, 1917: synonym of † Tornatellaea subovalis Acteon subulatus Wood S., 1848: synonym of Acteon tornatilis Acteon teramachii Habe, 1950: synonym of Punctacteon teramachii Acteon torrei Aguayo & Rehder, 1936: synonym of Bullina torrei Acteon vagabundus Mabille & de Rochebrune, 1885: synonym of Toledonia vagabunda Acteon variegatus : synonym of Punctacteon variegatus
† Acteon wetherellii Lea, 1833: synonym of Acteocina canaliculata Acteon yamamurae Habe, 1976: synonym of Punctacteon yamamurae T. Habe, 1976

The Indo-Pacific molluscan Database also includes the following species:Acteon edentulus Watson, 1883Acteon lactuca

Acteon minutusActeon pulchrior Melvill, 1904

The Integrated Taxonomic Information System also includes the following species:Acteon pusillus
----Acteon aethiopicus Martens, E.C. von, 1902Acteon antarcticus Thiele, 1912

* Distribution : subantarctic
* Length : 6.6 mm
* Description : found at depths of 120 to 340 mActeon archibenthicola Habe, 1955
* Distribution : Indo-PacificActeon biplicatus Strebel, 1908
* Distribution : subantarctic, Argentina, Falkland Islands, Tierra del Fuego
* Length : 4.4 mm
* Description : found at depths of 16 to 150 mActeon candens Rehder, 1939 Rehder’s baby bubble
* Distribution : Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, North Carolina, Florida, Western Atlantic Ocean.
* Length; 10 mm
* Description : found at depths of 10 to 20 m; glossy white shell with five whorls; body whorl contains at the base three brown spiraling bands; the top of each whorl has a narrow brown band.Acteon castus Hinds, 1844
* Distribution : West AmericaActeon cumingii Adams, 1854
* Distribution : Brazil, Florida
* Length : 10–20 mm
* Description : found at depths of 10 to 360 m; lightbrown shell with a large first whorl; each whorl with many spiral windings.; outer lip notched.Acteon danaida Dall, 1881
* Distribution : Georgia, Caribbean, NE Brazil
* Length : 11 mm
* Description :.found at depths of 370 to 620 m; white translucent shell with five whorls.Acteon delicatus Dall, 1889
* Distribution :Florida, Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico.
* Length : 10 mm
* Description : found at depths of 135 to 565 mActeon dolichoroseus Iredale, 1936
* Distribution : Indo-PacificActeon edentulus Watson, 1883
* Distribution : Indo-PacificActeon elongatus Castellanos, Rolán & Bartolotta, 1987
* Distribution : Argentina
* Length : 8.5 mm
* Description : found at depths of 150 to 600 mActeon exiguus Mörch, 1875
* Distribution : Venezuela, Surinam.
* Length : 6.5 mm
* Description : found at depths of 14 to 18 mActeon finlayi McGinty, 1955
* Distribution : Florida, Caribbean
* Length : 12 mm
* Description : found at depths up to 360 mActeon fortis Thiele, 1925
* Distribution : Indo-PacificActeon hebes A. E. Verrill, 1885
* Distribution : Georgia, North Carolina.
* Length : 8 mm
* Description : deepsea species; found at depths of 800 to 4700 mActeon incisus Dall, 1881
* Distribution : Georgia, Mexico, Cuba
* Length : 10 mm
* Description : found at depths of 30 to 1170 mActeon juvenis Dall, 1927
* Distribution : Georgia
* Length : 3 mm
* Description : found at depths of over 500 mActeon lacunatus Dall, 1927
* Distribution : Georgia
* Length : 3 mm
* Description : found at depths of 800 mActeon mariae A. Adams, 1855
* Distribution : Indo-PacificActeon melampoides Dall, 1881
* Distribution : Virginia, Florida, Caribbean
* Length : 9.6 mm
* Description : deepsea species; found at depths of 400 to 4700 mActeon minutus
* Distribution : Indo-PacificActeon monterosatoi Dautzenberg, 1889
* Distribution : Europe, Mediterranean, AzoresActeon nakayamai Habe, 1952
* Distribution : JapanActeon panamensis Dall, 1908
* Distribution : PanamaActeon parallelus Dall, 1927
* Distribution : Georgia
* Length : 3 mm
* Description : found at depths of 530 to 800 mActeon particolor Dall, 1927
* Distribution : Georgia
* Length : 3.5 mm
* Description : found at depths of 800 mActeon pelecais Marcus, 1972
* Distribution : Brazil
* Length : 9.5 mm
* Description : found at depths to 85 mActeon perforatus Dall, 1881
* Distribution : Mexico, Cuba
* Length : 14 mm
* Description : found at depths of 330 to 1450 mActeon proprius Dall, 1927
* Distribution : America, Georgia.
* Length : 4.3 mmActeon pudicus Adams, 1854
* Distribution : Indo-PacificActeon pulchrior Melvill, 1904
* Distribution : Indo-PacificActeon retusus Verco, 1907
* Distribution : AustraliaActeon roseus Hedley, 1906
* Distribution : Indo-PacificActeon semicingulatus Dall, 1927
* Distribution : Georgia
* Length : 3 mm
* Description : found at depths of 500 mActeon semisculptus E. A. Smith, 1890
* Distribution : Eastern Atlantic, St. Helena
* Length : 4 mmActeon senegalensis Petit de la Saussaye
* Distribution : West AfricaActeon soyoae Habe, 1961
* Distribution : Indo-PacificActeon splendidulus Mörch, 1875
* Distribution : Caribbean
* Length : 4.8 mmActeon subincisus Okutani, 1968
* Distribution : Indo-PacificActeon subroseus Iredale, 1936
* Distribution : Indo-PacificActeon teramachii Habe, 1950
* Distribution : Indo-PacificActeon tornatilis Linnaeus, 1767 Lathe acteonActeon traskii Stearns, 1897
* Distribution : California, Panama
* Length : 18 mmActeon venustus d'Orbigny, 1840
* Distribution : West AmericaActeon virgatus Reeve, 1842 Striped acteon
* Distribution : SW Pacific
* Length : 25 mm
* Description : cream-colored convex shell with five whorls with many spiral grooves; transversely decorated with wavy darkbrown bands,.