Acteon roseus var.

areatus Verco, 1907 (superseded combination) Acteon areatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acteonidae.

[1] (Original description) This small species differs from Acteon roseus by a shorter spire and a longer aperture.

It also shows two white spiral bands and several undulating axial bands, which break the colour up into oblong blotches.

[2] This marine species occurs off South Australia.