Japonacteon nipponensis
(Yamakawa, 1911)
Order: CEPHALASPIDEA
Superfamily: ACTEONOIDEA
Family: Acteonidae
DISTRIBUTION
Sea of Japan.
PHOTO
Japan Sea, Peter the Great Bay, Ussuri Bay, Sukhodol Bay. September 27 1993. Depth 0,5 - 1 m. Sand. Collected by A.V. Martynov and A.V.Chernyshev. Photo A.V.Martynov.
See Alexander Martynov's message below.
See Japonacteon suturalis Page for messages discussing the characters of the genus.
Reference:
• Taki I., (1956) Japonacteon, a new genus of Pupidae (Opisthobranchia, Gastropoda). Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo, 3(1): 47-51
Rudman, W.B., 2001 (June 14) Japonacteon nipponensis (Yamakawa, 1911). [In] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet/japonipp
