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Acteon chevallieri

Extinct species of gastropods

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 20, 2026
Entity authorityQ125052754 ↗
Source-derived summary

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

Distribution

Fossils of this marine species have been found in Eocene strata in Picardy, France.

References

Le Renard, J. & Pacaud, J. (1995). Révision des mollusques Paléogènes du Bassin de Paris. II. Liste des références primaires des espèces. Cossmanniana. 3: 65–132.

External links

Deshayes, G. P. (1861-1864). Description des animaux sans vertèbres découverts dans le bassin de Paris pour servir de supplément à la Description des coquilles fossiles des environs de Paris comprenant une revue générale de toutes les espèces actuellement connues. Tome deuxiéme.

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The public source identifies “Acteon chevallieri” as extinct species of gastropods. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Acteon, chevallieri and Extinct.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1995, 1861, 1864—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Acteon, chevallieri and Extinct providing the first useful test.
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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q125052754. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1995, 1861 and 1864.

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This entry incorporates text from “Acteon chevallieri” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.