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Acteocina J. E. Gray, 1847

137866  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137866)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Heterobranchia (Subclass)
  6. Euthyneura (Infraclass)
  7. Tectipleura (Subterclass)
  8. Cephalaspidea (Order)
  9. Bulloidea (Superfamily)
  10. Tornatinidae (Family)
  11. Acteocina (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Acteon wetherilli I. Lea, 1833 † accepted as Acteocina canaliculata (Say, 1826) (type by original designation)
Actaeocina [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Acteocina (Acteocina) J. E. Gray, 1847 · unaccepted (no accepted subgenera)
Alicula Eichwald, 1830 † · unaccepted > nomen oblitum
Neoacteocina Kuroda & Habe, 1952 · unaccepted (Not available: no diagnosis)
Retusa (Utriculastra) Thiele, 1925 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Utriculastra Thiele, 1925 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Utriculastra (Utriculastra) Thiele, 1925 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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  1. Species Acteocina aitch P. M. Mikkelsen, 2026
  2. Species Acteocina androyensis Bozzetti, 2009
  3. Species Acteocina aptycha (Cossmann, 1897) †
  4. Species Acteocina atrata P. S. Mikkelsen & P. M. Mikkelsen, 1984
  5. Species Acteocina beatrix T. Cossignani & Lorenz, 2021
  6. Species Acteocina bermudensis (Vanatta, 1901)
  7. Species Acteocina bullata (Kiener, 1834)
  8. Species Acteocina canaliculata (Say, 1826)
  9. Species Acteocina candei (A. d'Orbigny, 1841)
  10. Species Acteocina capitata (Pilsbry, 1895)
  11. Species Acteocina cerealis (A. A. Gould, 1853)
  12. Species Acteocina crassiplica (Conrad, 1847) †
  13. Species Acteocina crithodes (Melvill & Standen, 1901)
  14. Species Acteocina culcitella (A. A. Gould, 1853)
  15. Species Acteocina decurrens (A. E. Verrill & K. J. Bush, 1900)
  16. Species Acteocina estriata (Preston, 1914)
  17. Species Acteocina eumicra (Crosse, 1865)
  18. Species Acteocina exserta (Hedley, 1903)
  19. Species Acteocina gracilis (A. Adams, 1850)
  20. Species Acteocina gradata H.-J. Wang, 1982 †
  21. Species Acteocina grignonensis (Deshayes, 1862) †
  22. Species Acteocina hadfieldi (Melvill & Standen, 1896)
  23. Species Acteocina harpa (Dall, 1871)
  24. Species Acteocina heraclitica Berger, 1949 †
  25. Species Acteocina inculta (A. A. Gould, 1855)
  26. Species Acteocina infrequens (C. B. Adams, 1852)
  27. Species Acteocina interrogens Gofas & Luque, 2021
  28. Species Acteocina involuta (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871)
  29. Species Acteocina isselii (Pilsbry, 1895)
  30. Species Acteocina janae T. Cossignani & Lorenz, 2020
  31. Species Acteocina juttingae van Regteren Altena & Beets, 1945 †
  32. Species Acteocina kesenensis (Nomura & Hatai, 1935)
  33. Species Acteocina kirkwoodiana H. G. Richards & Harbison, 1944 †
  34. Species Acteocina knockeri (E. A. Smith, 1872)
  35. Species Acteocina kristenseni K. M. De Jong & Coomans, 1988
  36. Species Acteocina kroisbachensis Traub, 1980 †
  37. Species Acteocina lajonkaireana (Basterot, 1825) †
  38. Species Acteocina lata Á. Valdés, 2008
  39. Species Acteocina lepta Woodring, 1928
  40. Species Acteocina lichtensteinii (Eichwald, 1830) †
  41. Species Acteocina liratispira (E. A. Smith, 1872)
  42. Species Acteocina longispira (Cossmann, 1897) †
  43. Species Acteocina malayensis (Thiele, 1925)
  44. Species Acteocina melinda (De Gregorio, 1885) †
  45. Species Acteocina mucronata (R. A. Philippi, 1849)
  46. Species Acteocina nanshanensis G.-Y. Lin, 1991
  47. Species Acteocina nitens (Thiele, 1925)
  48. Species Acteocina okenii (Eichwald, 1830) †
  49. Species Acteocina oldroydi Dall, 1925
  50. Species Acteocina olivaeformis (Issel, 1869)
  51. Species Acteocina ovalis (Thiele, 1925)
  52. Species Acteocina pachyptycha (Cossmann, 1897) †
  53. Species Acteocina parietiplicata H.-J. Wang, 1982 †
  54. Species Acteocina parviplica (Dall, 1894)
  55. Species Acteocina perplicata (Dall, 1889)
  56. Species Acteocina protracta (Dautzenberg, 1889)
  57. Species Acteocina pseudourupensis (V. P. Kolesnikov, 1935) †
  58. Species Acteocina puruha Pilsbry & Olsson, 1941 †
  59. Species Acteocina recta (A. d'Orbigny, 1841)
  60. Species Acteocina rosariae T. Cossignani, 2020
  61. Species Acteocina sandwicensis (Pease, 1860)
  62. Species Acteocina scalarina (Thiele, 1925)
  63. Species Acteocina singaporensis (Pilsbry, 1895)
  64. Species Acteocina smithi Bartsch, 1915
  65. Species Acteocina spirata (Brocchi, 1814) †
  66. Species Acteocina stavropolina (Zhizhchenko, 1936) †
  67. Species Acteocina tohokuensis (Nomura, 1939)
  68. Species Acteocina townsendi (Melvill, 1898)
  69. Species Acteocina truncatoides (Nomura, 1939)
  70. Species Acteocina volhynica (Eichwald, 1830) †
  71. Species Acteocina xuwenensis H.-J. Wang, 1982 †
  72. Species Acteocina coensis Mansfield, 1930 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  73. Species Acteocina honoluluensis Pilsbry, 1917 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  74. Species Acteocina involuta (Tenison Woods, 1879) † (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  75. Species Acteocina pontica Grossu, 1986 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  76. Subgenus Acteocina (Acteocina) J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Acteocina J. E. Gray, 1847 (no accepted subgenera)
  77. Subgenus Acteocina (Cylichnella) Gabb, 1873 † accepted as Cylichnella Gabb, 1873 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Acteocina (Cylichnella) triticumtritonis Maury, 1917 † (uncertain > unassessed)
  78. Subgenus Acteocina (Decorifer) Iredale, 1937 accepted as Decorifer Iredale, 1937 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Acteocina (Decorifer) insignis (Pilsbry, 1904) accepted as Decorifer insignis (Pilsbry, 1904) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  79. Subgenus Acteocina (Truncacteocina) Kuroda & T. Habe, 1955 accepted as Truncacteocina Kuroda & T. Habe, 1955 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Acteocina (Truncacteocina) oryzaella T. Habe, 1956 accepted as Truncacteocina oryzaella (T. Habe, 1956) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Acteocina (Truncacteocina) oyamai Kuroda & T. Habe, 1954 accepted as Truncacteocina arata (R. B. Watson, 1883) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
    3. Species Acteocina (Truncacteocina) nanshanensis G.-Y. Lin, 1991 represented as Acteocina nanshanensis G.-Y. Lin, 1991
  80. Species Acteocina agulhasensis (Thiele, 1925) accepted as Cylichnella agulhasensis (Thiele, 1925)
  81. Species Acteocina angustior F. Baker & G D. Hanna, 1927 accepted as Acteocina infrequens (C. B. Adams, 1852)
  82. Species Acteocina anomala Willett, 1945 † accepted as Acteocina infrequens (C. B. Adams, 1852)
  83. Species Acteocina apicina (A. A. Gould, 1859) accepted as Tornatina apicina A. A. Gould, 1859 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  84. Species Acteocina apiculata (Tate, 1879) accepted as Tornatina apiculata (Tate, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  85. Species Acteocina bidentata (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) accepted as Cylichnella bidentata (A. d'Orbigny, 1841) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  86. Species Acteocina biplex (A. Adams, 1850) accepted as Truncacteocina biplex (A. Adams, 1850)
  87. Species Acteocina carinata (P. P. Carpenter, 1857) accepted as Acteocina inculta (A. A. Gould, 1855)
  88. Species Acteocina cederstromi H. G. Richards, 1947 † accepted as Acteocina candei (A. d'Orbigny, 1841)
  89. Species Acteocina chowanensis H. G. Richards, 1947 † accepted as Acteocina canaliculata (Say, 1826)
  90. Species Acteocina coarctata (A. Adams, 1850) accepted as Truncacteocina coarctata (A. Adams, 1850)
  91. Species Acteocina conspicua (Preston, 1908) accepted as Tornatina conspicua Preston, 1908 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  92. Species Acteocina decorata (Pilsbry, 1904) accepted as Tornatina decorata Pilsbry, 1904 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  93. Species Acteocina exilis (Dunker, 1860) accepted as Tornatina exilis (Dunker, 1860) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  94. Species Acteocina eximia (Baird, 1863) accepted as Acteocina cerealis (A. A. Gould, 1853)
  95. Species Acteocina fusiformis (O. Boettger, 1907) † accepted as Acteocina stavropolina (Zhizhchenko, 1936) † (unaccepted > junior homonym, of Acteocina fusiformis (A. Adams, 1850))
  96. Species Acteocina fusiformis (A. Adams, 1850) accepted as Tornatina fusiformis (A. Adams, 1850) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  97. Species Acteocina gordonis (Yokoyama, 1927) accepted as Tornatina gordonis (Yokoyama, 1927) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  98. Species Acteocina hawaiensis Pilsbry, 1921 accepted as Truncacteocina hawaiensis (Pilsbry, 1921) (original combination)
  99. Species Acteocina inconspicua (H. Adams, 1872) accepted as Tornatina inconspicua H. Adams, 1872 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  100. Species Acteocina inconspicua Olsson & McGinty, 1958 accepted as Tornatina panamensis P. M. Mikkelsen & Bieler, 2026 (unaccepted > junior homonym, non Tornatina inconspicua H. Adams, 1872)
  101. Species Acteocina insignis (Pilsbry, 1904) accepted as Decorifer insignis (Pilsbry, 1904) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  102. Species Acteocina intermedia Willett, 1928 accepted as Acteocina eximia (Baird, 1863) accepted as Acteocina cerealis (A. A. Gould, 1853)
  103. Species Acteocina koyasensis (Yokoyama, 1927) accepted as Tornatina koyasensis Yokoyama, 1927 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  104. Species Acteocina magdalenensis Dall, 1919 accepted as Acteocina infrequens (C. B. Adams, 1852)
  105. Species Acteocina matusimana (Nomura, 1940) accepted as Decorifer matusimanus (Nomura, 1940)
  106. Species Acteocina minuscula W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Cylichnella minuscula (W. H. Turton, 1932) (original combination)
  107. Species Acteocina natalensis Barnard, 1963 accepted as Acteocina fusiformis (A. Adams, 1850) accepted as Tornatina fusiformis (A. Adams, 1850)
  108. Species Acteocina orientalis G.-Y. Lin, 1983 accepted as Tornatina orientalis (G.-Y. Lin, 1983) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  109. Species Acteocina oryza (Totten, 1835) accepted as Cylichnella oryza (Totten, 1835)
  110. Species Acteocina oryzaella T. Habe, 1956 accepted as Truncacteocina oryzaella (T. Habe, 1956) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  111. Species Acteocina pedroensis T. S. Oldroyd, 1925 † accepted as Acteocina culcitella (A. A. Gould, 1853)
  112. Species Acteocina simplex (A. Adams, 1850) accepted as Tornatina simplex (A. Adams, 1850) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  113. Species Acteocina smirna Dall, 1919 accepted as Acteocina inculta (A. A. Gould, 1855)
  114. Species Acteocina subbullata Pilsbry & C. W. Johnson, 1917 † accepted as Acteocina bullata (Kiener, 1834)
  115. Species Acteocina voluta (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) accepted as Acteocina decorata (Pilsbry, 1904) accepted as Tornatina decorata Pilsbry, 1904
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Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyms and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 160 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Acteocina J. E. Gray, 1847. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137866 on 2026-04-30
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Gofas, Serge
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Rosenberg, Gary
2014-10-14 19:15:49Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
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Bouchet, Philippe
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original description Gray, J. E. (1847). A list of the genera of recent Mollusca, their synonyms and types. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1847) 15: 129-219. [November 1847]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862913
page(s): 160 [details] 

original description (of Alicula Eichwald, 1830 †) Eichwald, E. (1830). Naturhistorische Skizze von Lithuanien, Volhynien und Podolien in geognostisch-mineralogischer, botanischer und zoologischer Hinsicht. <em>Wilna [Vilnius], Zawadzki.</em> 256 p., 3 pl., available online at https://reader.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/fs1/object/display/bsb10691419_00005.html
page(s): 214 [details] 

original description (of Utriculastra (Tornastra) Ev. Marcus, 1977) Marcus, Ev. (1977). On the genus <i>Tornatina</i> and related forms. <em>The Journal of Molluscan Studies.</em> 43, Suppl. 2: 1-35., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.mollus.a065388
page(s): 5, 19 [details] 

original description (of Neoacteocina Kuroda & Habe, 1952) Kuroda T. & Habe T. 1952. Check list and bibliography of the Recent marine Mollusca of Japan. Leo W. Stach, Tokyo. 210 pp
page(s): 71 [details] 

original description (of Retusa (Utriculastra) Thiele, 1925) Thiele, J. (1925). Gastropoden der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. II Teil. <em>Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898-1899.</em> 17(2): 35-382, pls 13-46 [reprints paginated 1–348, pls 1–34]., available online at https://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/3NJJP6TFO3ZWXZDRTI2CZV66VP76UDWR
page(s): 269 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Golikov, A. N.; Kussakin, O. G. (1978). Shell-bearing gastropods of the intertidal zone of the seas of the USSR. [Голиков А.Н., Кусакин О.Г. 1978. Раковинные брюхоногие моллюски литорали морей СССР. Определители по фауне СССР, издаваемые Зоологическим институтом АН СССР, 116: 292 с.]. <em>Opredeliteli po faune SSSR, izdavayemye Zoologicheskim Institutom AN SSSR.</em> 116: 1-292 [In Russian].
page(s): 217 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Valdés, Á. (2008). Deep-sea "cephalaspidean" heterobranchs (Gastropoda) from the tropical southwest Pacific. In: Héros, V. et al. (eds) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. <em>Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle.</em> 196: 587-792. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Strong, A. M. (1921). Notes on genus <i>Acteocina</i>, Gray. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 35(2): 44-48., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1712064 [details] 

additional source Dall, W. H. (1922). Note on <i>Acteocina</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 35(3): 96., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1712134 [details] 

additional source Strong, A. M. (1922). Notes on <i>Acteocina</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 35(4): 122-123., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1712162 [details] 
 
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