Range: 39.89°N to 23°N; 89°W to 0°W Depth: 274 to 2654 m Maximum Reported Size: 8.1 mm
Synonymy
Auriculina insculpta auct. non Montagu, 1808 Acteon etheridgii Bell, 1870 Actaeon exilis Jeffreys, 1870 Acteon primus Folin, 1871 Actaeon nitidus A. E. Verrill, 1882 Actaeon browni H. K. Jordan, 1895 Acteon liostracoides Dall, 1927 Acteon propior Dall, 1927
Details
Actaeon exilis Jeffreys, 1870, [Basis of the current name] Attributed to: Forbes MS Range: 39°N to 23°N; 89°W to 0°W Depth: 274 to 891 m Maximum Reported Size: 5 mm Distribution: USA: Florida: East Florida; Mexico: Campeche Bank; Eastern Atlantic: Iceland References: Bouchet (1975) NSEW
Actaeon browniH. K. Jordan, 1895, p. 267, pl. 16, fig. 7 [Synonym] Type Locality: "Warm area", 80-90 miles north of the Butt of Lewis, Faroe Channel, sta. 13, 570 fathoms Maximum Reported Size: 8.1 mm References: Jordan (1895) M; Bouchet (1975) s
Acteon etheridgii Bell, 1870, [Synonym] References: Bouchet (1975) s
Auriculina insculpta auct. non Montagu, 1808, [Not available] Range: 39.77°N ; 71.08°W Depth: 891 m Distribution: USA: Off New Jersey References: Verrill (1880) DdNSEW; Verrill (1882a) s Comments: Misidentification by Verrill (1880).
Acteon liostracoidesDall, 1927b, p. 20 [Synonym] Type Locality: Albatross sta. 2668, off Fernandina, Florida [actually off Georgia], 30°58'N, 79°38'W, 294 fathoms Range: 30.98°N ; 79.64°W Depth: 538 m Maximum Reported Size: 7 mm Distribution: USA: Georgia References: Dall (1927b) DdNSEWM; Sabelli et al. (1990) s
Acteon nitidusA. E. Verrill, 1882a, p. 540, pl. 58, fig. 21 [Synonym] Type Locality: USFC sta. 892, 947 [sta. 947 by type designation of Johnson (1989)] Range: 39.89°N to 39.77°N; 71.22°W to 71.08°W Depth: 435 to 2654 m Maximum Reported Size: 8 mm References: Verrill (1882a) NSEWM; Clarke (1962) d; Bouchet (1975) s
Acteon primus Folin, 1871, [Synonym] References: Sabelli et al. (1990) s
Acteon propiusDall, 1927b, p. 20-21 [Synonym] Type Locality: Albatross sta. 2668, off Fernandina, Florida [actually off Georgia], 30°58'N, 79°38'W, 294 fathoms Range: 30.98°N ; 79.64°W Depth: 538 m Maximum Reported Size: 4.3 mm Distribution: USA: Georgia References: Dall (1927b) DdNSEWM; Sabelli et al. (1990) s
Partial List of References
Dall, W. H. 1927. Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United States by the United States Fisheries Steamer 'Albatross' in 1885 and 1886 Proceedings of the United States National Museum 70(2667) 1-134. Jordon, H. K. 1895. On some new species of British Mollusca, from the "Triton" Expedition, with a list of other species new to the Faroe Channel Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 1 264-269, pl. 16. [Stated date: -- Jul 1895.] Verrill, A. E. 1882. Catalogue of marine Mollusca added to the fauna of the New England region, during the past ten years Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 5 451-587, pls. 42-44, 57-58.
