Aclis ascaris explained
Aclis ascaris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 2.3 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in Mediterranean Sea.
Fossils have been found in Pliocene strata of Belgium and Great Britain (age range: 3.6 to 2.588 Ma)
References
- Landau B.M., Ceulemans L. & Van Dingenen F. (2018). The upper Miocene gastropods of northwestern France, 2. Caenogastropoda. Cainozoic Research. 18(2): 177–368.
- Albanesi O., Cretella M., Facente A., Fasulo G., Ferro R., Guarino C., Izzillo F. & Perna E. (1981). Malacofauna vivente del Golfo di Napoli Parte Il: Famiglia Aclididae. La Conchiglia. 13(142-143: 18–21, 13 (144–145): 15–17
- A. J. W. Hendy. 2007. Circum-Pacific Late Cenozoic Paleobiogeography: Consideration of latitudinal gradients, provincialism and beta diversity (Unpublished taxonomic opinions).
External links
- Turton, W. (1819) A Conchological Dictionary of the British Islands. J. Booth, London, xxvii + 272 pp., 28 pls.
- Brown, T. (1827). Illustrations of the conchology of Great Britain and Ireland. Drawn from nature. W.H. Lizars and D. Lizars, Edinburgh and S. Highley, London. 144 pp., 52 pls
- Weinkauff, H. C. (1862). Catalogue des coquilles marines recueillies sur les côtes de l'Algérie. Journal de Conchyliologie. 10: 301-371
- Wood, S.V. (1842). A catalog of shells from the Crag. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (1) 9: 455-462; 527-544, pl. 5
- Monterosato, T. A. di. (1890). Conchiglie della profondità del mare di Palermo. Il Naturalista Siciliano. 9(6): 140-151
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213
Notes and References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Aclis ascaris (W. Turton, 1819). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138678 on 2024-02-28
