''Acteonella'' is a genus of extinct

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s in the extinct family Acteonellidae. The genus is known from the

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Species

Species within the genus ''Acteonella'' include: * '' Actaeonella borneensis'' Sohl and Kollmann, 1985 * '' Actaeonella briggsi'' Sohl and Kollmann, 1985 * '' Actaeonella browni'' Sohl and Kollmann, 1985 * '' Actaeonella coquiensis'' Sohl and Kollmann, 1985 * '' Actaeonella cubensis'' Sohl and Kollmann, 1985 * '' Actaeonella delgadoi'' Choffat, 1901 * '' Actaeonella jicarensis'' Sohl and Kollmann, 1985 * '' Actaeonella lucianoi'' Maury, 1930 * '' Actaeonella marchmontensis'' Sohl and Kollmann, 1985 * '' Actaeonella oviformis'' Gabb, 1869 * '' Actaeonella pecosensis'' Stanton, 1947 * '' Actaeonella pompei'' Maury, 1930 * '' Actaeonella robinsoni'' Sohl and Kollmann, 1985 * '' Actaeonella silvai'' Maury, 1925 * '' Actaeonella tamandarensis'' Maury, 1930

References

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