Acteon pahaka explained

Acteon pahaka is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.

Description

The length of the shell (spire missing) attains 7.5 mm, its diameter 4 mm.

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species have been found in Eocene strata near the Waihao River, South Canterbury, New Zealand

References

• Maxwell, P.A. (1992) Eocene Mollusca from the vicinity of McCulloch's Bridge, Waihao River, South Canterbury, New Zealand: paleoecology and systematics. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin, 65, 1–280.