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Sea snail (Actaeon flammens)

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Description

Synonyms: Maxacteon flammeus (Brugui├¿re, 1789)

Accession number

NHMUK-1887.2.9.2115

Holding institution

Natural History Museum, London

Date collected

10 September 1874

Area or Water body

South of New Guinea
Arafura Sea

Form

Dry

FAO

71

Field measurements and observations

Depth (Fathoms): 28
Sediment sample: Sand and shells
Specific Gravity at water surface: 1.02327
Surface Temperature (°F): 78.5

Taxonomic groups

Actaeon flammens
Actaeon
Acteonidae
Gastropoda
Mollusca
Animalia

Station

188

Gear

Dredge & Trawl

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