Acteonidae, Bullinidae and Ringiculidae (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from the Plio-Pleistocene of the Philippines
Author
Helwerda, Renate A.
text
Zootaxa
2015
3990
2
197
220
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3990.2.2
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1175-5326
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BDF1BC11-4848-4858-99DC-0336A5FBEE2B
Acteon
spec 5 aff.
Japonacteon longissimus
Valdés, 2008
(
Figure 13
)
Aff. 2008
Japonacteon longissimus
n. sp.
—Valdés: p. 604–605, figs. 6E–G, 7, 8B.
Material.
Anda4 (1)
RGM
961.743.
Characterization.
Shell small, juvenile; H
1.29 mm
,
W
0.99
mm; protoconch slightly elevated, large, 1.3 whorl, DP
0.79 mm
; nucleus small, DN
0.24 mm
; teleoconch 0.8 whorl; teleoconch whorls sculpted with punctuated spiral grooves, becoming stronger towards base; strong groove near suture; interspaces large, becoming smaller towards base; suture weakly channeled with weak punctuated spiral groove; aperture narrow; columella with weak single fold; umbilicus very narrow.
Remarks.
Only one juvenile specimen with the sculptural details described above, is available. It is similar to the
paratype
of
Japonacteon longissimus
Valdés, 2008
from the
Philippines
, as shown in figure 6F in
Valdés (2008)
, but this species has two strong punctuated spiral grooves near the suture which grow much wider within the first teleoconch whorl than they do in the specimen RGM 961.743. All other species within
Acteonidae
, of which material is well described and illustrated, differ from the specimen discussed here in their sculptural details. Yet, many species do not have their protoconch and first teleoconch described, because it is often not preserved on larger shells and juvenile specimens are often overlooked.