Leal, José H.
Acteonidae
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Acteonidae, common name the "barrel bubble snails", is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks of the informal group Lower Heterobranchia.
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baby bubbles
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderCephalaspidea
- FamilyActeonidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded22,892
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Acteonidae, common name the "barrel bubble snails", is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks of the informal group Lower Heterobranchia.
==Shell description== The shell is usually smaller than 25 mm. The shell of these sand-dwelling micromollusks is small, but it is large enough to house the retracted soft parts including the entire mantle.
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