The Acteonidae Family includes 137 species comprising 15 genus (Acteon (65 species), Pupa (16), Punctacteon (15), Japonactaeon (12), Neactaeonina (5), Rictaxis (4), ...)

Phylum      : Mollusca
 Class       : ⤷Gastropoda 
  Subclass    : ⤷Heterobranchia 
   Infraclass  : ⤷Euthyneura 
    Subterclass : ⤷Acteonimorpha 
     Superfamily : ⤷Acteonoidea 
      Family      : ⤷Acteonidae

Common name : barrel bubble snail

Aspect : elongated opening, narrow at the top and widens in oval at the base, sometimes closed by a cover. The shell is thick, ovoid to spindle-shaped with a short conical apex and well-marked turns. The base of the columella has a characteristic fold. The average size is between 5 to 25 mm

Feeding : carnivorous (Foraminiferans, polychaetes worms, sea slugs ...)

Environment : tropical and temperate seas worldwide, including the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans on sandy or muddy substrates at depth range from the intertidal zone down to around 200 meters