Acteon is a genus of small sea snails, predatory marine gastropod mollusks in the family Acteonidae, the barrel bubble snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Acteon Montfort, 1810. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137618 on 2024-03-29
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.Kiener (1840). General species and iconography of recent shells : comprising the Massena Museum, the collection of Lamarck, the collection of the Museum of Natural History, and the recent discoveries of travellers; Boston :W.D. Ticknor,1837 (described as Tornatella)
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 (WoRMS), the following species with accepted names are included in the genus Acteon:WoRMS: Acteon; accessed : 12 October 2010
Acteon aethiopicus E. von Martens, 1902 † Acteon aizyensis Deshayes, 1862 † Acteon antipinguis Acteon angolensis Poppe & Tagaro, 2023 Acteon antarcticus Thiele, 1912 Acteon aphyodes Valdès, 2008 Acteon archibenthicola Habe, 1955 Acteon areatus Verco, 1907 † Acteon arnumensis Sorgenfrei, 1958 † Acteon articulatus Marwick, 1931 Acteon baracoensis Espinosa & Ortea, 2014 † Acteon bezanconi Cossmann, 1889 † Acteon biplicatus (Melleville, 1843) Acteon boteroi Valdès, 2008 Acteon buccinus Valdès, 2008 Acteon candens Rehder, 1939 Acteon castus Hinds, 1844 Acteon cebuanus Lan, 1985 † Acteon chattonensis Marwick, 1929 Acteon chauliodous Valdès, 2008 † Acteon chevallieri (Deshayes, 1862) Acteon chrystomatus Valdès, 2008 Acteon cohibilis Valdès, 2008 Acteon comptus Valdès, 2008 Acteon conicus Thiele, 1925 † Acteon cretacea Gabb, 1862 Acteon danaida Dall, 1881 Acteon dancei Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015 Acteon delicatus Dall, 1889 † Acteon deshayesi (de Raincourt & Munier-Chalmas, 1863) † Acteon distinguendus (Cossmann, 1897) Acteon dolichoroseus Iredale, 1936 † Acteon dudariensis Strausz, 1966 Acteon editus Valdès, 2008 † Acteon evanescens (Cossmann, 1897) Acteon exiguus Mörch, 1875 Acteon fasuloi Crocetta, Romani, Simone & Rolán, 2017 Acteon finlayi McGinty, 1955 Acteon fortis Thiele, 1925 Actaeon fragilis Thiele, 1925 † Acteon frearsianus d'Orbigny, 1845 Acteon fructuosus Iredale, 1936 † Acteon funiculifer (Cossmann, 1897) † Acteon gabbana Whitfield, 1892 † Acteon gardneri (Cossmann, 1889) † Acteon gilberti (Cossmann, 1889) † Acteon glans I. Lea, 1846 † Acteon gmelini (Bayan, 1870) † Acteon graciliratus Beets, 1942 † Acteon gutta Acteon hebes A. E. Verrill, 1885 Acteon herosae Valdès, 2008 † Acteon houdasi (Cossmann, 1907) † Acteon idoneus Conrad, 1833 Acteon incisus Dall, 1881 † Acteon inflatus (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992) † Acteon infulatus Marwick, 1931 Acteon ionfasciatus Valdès, 2008 † Acteon javanus (K. Martin, 1884) Acteon juvenis Dall, 1927 Acteon lacunatus Dall, 1927 † Acteon laetus (Deshayes, 1862) Acteon laetus Thiele, 1925 † Acteon laevigatus (Grateloup, 1828) † Acteon loustaui (Deshayes, 1861) Acteon loyautensis Valdès, 2008 Acteon maltzani Dautzenberg, 1910 † Acteon marullensis A. d'Orbigny, 1850 Acteon melampoides Dall, 1881 Acteon mirim Cunha, 2011 Acteon modestus Thiele, 1925 Acteon monterosatoi Dautzenberg, 1889 † Acteon monthiersi (Carez, 1879) † Acteon morelletorum (Gougerot & Braillon, 1968) Acteon nakayamai Habe, 1952 † Acteon nitens I. Lea, 1846 † Acteon novellus Conrad, 1834 † Acteon octavii (Vasseur, 1882) † Acteon olivellaeformis (Tate, 1893) † Acteon oneroaensis Powell & Bartrum, 1929 Acteon osexiguus Valdès, 2008 † Acteon otamateaensis Laws, 1941 † Acteon pahaka Maxwell, 1992 Acteon panamensis Dall, 1908 Acteon parallelus Dall, 1927 Acteon particolor Dall, 1927 Acteon pelecais Marcus, 1972 Acteon perforatus Dall, 1881 † Acteon petricolus Darragh, 1997 † Acteon pomilius Conrad, 1833 † Acteon problematicus Landau, Harzhauser, İslamoğlu & C. M. Silva, 2013 † Acteon procerus (Deshayes, 1862) † Acteon procratericulatus Laws, 1939 Acteon profundus Valdès, 2008 Acteon pudicus (A. Adams), 1854 Acteon retusus Verco, 1907 † Acteon romanicus Acteon rhektos Valdès, 2008 Acteon ringiculoides Valdès, 2008 Acteon roseus Hedley, 1906 † Acteon scrobiculatus Tenison Woods, 1877 Acteon secale Gould, 1859 Acteon semisculptus E. A. Smith, 1890 † Acteon semispiralis P. Marshall, 1917 † Acteon semistriatus Basterot, 1825 Acteon senegalensis Petit de la Saussaye, 1851 Acteon sieboldii Reeve, 1842 † Acteon sorgenfreii Glibert, 1962 Acteon soyoae Habe, 1961 † Acteon sphaericulus (Deshayes, 1862) Acteon splendidulus Mörch, 1875 † Acteon stylifer Cossmann, 1896 † Acteon subinflatus d'Orbigny, 1850 Acteon subroseus Iredale, 1936 † Acteon subscalatus Cossmann, 1897 † Acteon subtornatilis Pilsbry & C. W. Johnson, 1917 † Acteon surensis Gerasimov, 1992 † Acteon trifasciatus Acteon tornatilis Linnaeus, (1758) Acteon traskii Stearns, 1898 † Acteon turgidus Deshayes, 1862 Acteon valentina Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015 Acteon vangoethemi Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015 Acteon venustus d'Orbigny, 1840 Acteon virgatus (Reeve, 1842) † Acteon viciani † Acteon vindobonensis † Acteon wangaloa Finlay & Marwick, 1937
Taxa inquirenda Acteon (Metactaeon) Thiele, 1931 Acteon mariae A. Adams, 1855 Acteon minutus (Petterd, 1879) Acteon modestus A. Adams, 1855 Acteon oryza Reeve, 1842 (synonym; Tornatella oryza Reeve, 1842)
Synonyms Acteon (Maxacteon) Rudman, 1971: synonym of Maxacteon Rudman, 1971 Acteon aequatorialis Thiele, 1925: synonym of Metactaeon aequatorialis (Thiele, 1925) Acteon albus Sowerby, 1874: synonym of Rictaxis albus (Sowerby III, 1874) Acteon amabilis Watson, 1886: synonym of Callostracon amabile (Watson, 1886) Acteon augustoi Nobre, 1932: synonym of Acteon tornatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Acteon austrinus Watson, 1881: synonym of Leucotina casta (A. Adams, 1853) Acteon browni Jordan, 1895: synonym of Crenilabium exile (Jeffreys, 1870) Acteon candidulus Monterosato, 1923: synonym of Acteon tornatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Acteon chariis Watson, 1886: synonym of Callostracon chariis (Watson, 1886) Acteon cratericulatus Hedley, 1906: synonym of Maxacteon cratericulatus (Hedley, 1906) Acteon cumningii A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Mysouffa cumingii (A. Adams, 1855) Acteon curtulus Dall, 1890: synonym of Microglyphis curtula (Dall, 1890) Acteon dianae A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Leucotina casta (A. Adams, 1853) Acteon elongatus Castellanos, Rolán & Bartolotta, 1987: synonym of Acteon fasuloi Crocetta, Romani, Simone & Rolán, 2017 (invalid: junior homonym of Acteon elongatus J. de C. Sowerby, 1824; A. fasuloi is a replacement name) Acteon eloisae [sic]: synonym of Acteon eloiseae Abbott, 1973 Acteon eloiseae Abbott, 1973; synonym of Punctacteon eloiseae (Abbott, 1973) Acteon etheridgii Bell T., 1870: synonym of Crenilabium exile (Jeffreys, 1870) Acteon exilis Jeffreys, 1870: synonym of Crenilabium exile (Jeffreys, 1870) Acteon fabreanus Crosse, 1873: synonym of Maxacteon fabreanus (Crosse, 1874), synonym of Punctacteon fabreanus (Crosse, 1873) Acteon flammea (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Maxacteon flammeus (Bruguière, 1789) Acteon flammeus (Bruguière, 1789): synonym of Maxacteon flammeus (Bruguière, 1789) Acteon huttoni Cossmann, 1895: synonym of Leucotina casta (A. Adams, 1853) Acteon isabella Poppe, Tagaro & Goto, 2018: synonym of Japonactaeon isabella (Poppe, Tagaro & Goto, 2018) (superseded combination) Acteon kajiyamai (Habe, 1976): synonym of Punctacteon kajiyamai Habe, 1976 Acteon kawamurai Habe, 1952: synonym of Maxacteon kawamurai (Habe, 1952) Acteon kirai Habe, 1949: synonym of Punctacteon kirai (Habe, 1949) Acteon liostracoides Dall, 1927: synonym of Crenilabium exile (Jeffreys, 1870) Acteon longissimus (Valdés, 2008): synonym of Japonactaeon longissimus Valdés, 2008 Acteon natalensis (Barnard, 1963): synonym of Acteocina fusiformis A. Adams, 1850 Acteon nipponensis Yamakawa, 1911: synonym of Japonactaeon nipponensis (Yamakawa, 1911) Acteon nitidus Verrill, 1882: synonym of Crenilabium exile (Jeffreys, 1870) Acteon perconicus Dall, 1890: synonym of Microglyphis perconica (Dall, 1890) Acteon pilsbryi Cossmann, 1902: synonym of Pupa affinis (A. Adams, 1855) Acteon praestitus Finlay, 1924: synonym of Leucotina casta (A. Adams, 1853) Acteon propius Dall, 1927: synonym of Crenilabium exile (Jeffreys, 1870) Acteon punctocaelatus(Carpenter, 1864) : synonym of Rictaxis punctocaelatus Carpenter, 1864 Acteon punctostriatus (C. B. Adams, 1840): synonym of Japonactaeon punctostriatus (C. B. Adams, 1840) Acteon pygmaeus Grateloup, 1838: synonym of Chrysallida stefanisi (Jeffreys, 1869) † Acteon reticulatus Martin, 1884: synonym of † Pupa reticulata (Martin, 1884) Acteon semicingulatus Dall, 1927: synonym of Ondina semicingulata (Dall, 1927) (original combination) Acteon semistriatus Glibert, 1952: synonym of Acteon tornatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Actaeon senegalensis von Maltzan, 1885 : synonym of Acteon maltzani Dautzenberg, 1910 Acteon sieboldii (Reeve 1842): synonym of Japonactaeon sieboldii (Reeve, 1842) Acteon subincisus Okutani, 1968: synonym of Punctacteon subincisus (Okutani, 1968) (superseded combination) † Acteon subovalis P. Marshall, 1917: synonym of † Tornatellaea subovalis (P. Marshall, 1917) (superseded combination) Acteon subulatus Wood S., 1848: synonym of Acteon tornatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Acteon teramachii Habe, 1950: synonym of Punctacteon teramachii (T. Habe, 1950) (superseded combination) Acteon torrei Aguayo & Rehder, 1936: synonym of Bullina torrei (Aguayo & Rehder, 1936) Acteon vagabundus Mabille & de Rochebrune, 1885: synonym of Toledonia vagabunda (Mabille, 1885) Acteon variegatus (Bruguiere, 1789): synonym of Punctacteon variegatus (Bruguière, 1789) † Acteon wetherellii Lea, 1833: synonym of Acteocina canaliculata (Say, 1826) Acteon yamamurae Habe, 1976: synonym of Punctacteon yamamurae T. Habe, 1976 (superseded combination)
The Indo-Pacific molluscan Database also includes the following species: Acteon edentulus Watson, 1883 Acteon lactuca Acteon minutus Acteon pulchrior Melvill, 1904
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) also includes the following species:ITIS : Acteon Acteon pusillus (Forbes, 1844)
Acteon aethiopicus Martens, E.C. von, 1902 Acteon antarcticus Thiele, 1912 Distribution : subantarctic Length : 6.6 mm Description : found at depths of 120 to 340 m Acteon archibenthicola Habe, 1955 Distribution : Indo-Pacific Acteon biplicatus Strebel, 1908 Distribution : subantarctic, Argentina, Falkland Islands, Tierra del Fuego Length : 4.4 mm Description : found at depths of 16 to 150 m Acteon 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 America