Aclis attenuans explained
Aclis attenuans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 1 mm and 3 mm.
(Original description) The shell forms an elongated cone. It is thin, semitransparent and glossy. There is no sculpture. The colour of the shell is clear white. The spire is gradually tapering to a fine point. It contains 6–7 convex whorls. The body whorl, with the aperture upwards, equals the rest of the shell. The first whorl is globular. The nearly straight suture is well defined but not deep. The aperture is projecting, more round than oval and inclined to squarish, contracted above and effuse or spread out below. The base is entire and not sinuous or notched. The outer lip is sharp-edged and expanding. The inner lip or columella is curved, somewhat reflected and thickened behind, where there is a slight chink but no perforation.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in Mediterranean Sea and in the Atlantic Ocean off southern Portugal, Morocco and the Canary Islands.
References
- Ortega J.R. & Gofas S., 2019. The unknown bathyal of the Canaries: new species and new records of deep-sea Mollusca.. Zoosystema 41: 513-55
External links
- Gofas, S.; Luque, Á. A.; Templado, J.; Salas, C. (2017). A national checklist of marine Mollusca in Spanish waters. Scientia Marina. 81(2) : 241-254, and supplementary online material.
- 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 attenuans Jeffreys, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138679 on 2024-02-28
- https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29222319 Jeffreys, J. G. (1883). Mediterranean Mollusca N. 3 and other Invertebrata. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (5)11: 393-401, pl. 16
