Aclis minor explained
Aclis minor is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 2.5 mm to 7 mm.
The thin, turriculate shell contains eight whorls.These are convex and spirally ridged. The suture is deep. The upper part of the whorl is naked. The apex is acute. The aperture is oval with a deep umbilicus. The outer lip is curved. The umbilicus is small.[2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Scandinavia to Madeira; in the North Sea off the Netherlands.
References
- Landau, B. M. & Mulder, H. (2022). Additions and corrections to the gastropod fauna of the Pliocene of Estepona, south-western Spain, 5. Basteria. 86(2): 153–173.
External links
- 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.
- Leach, W. E. (1852). Molluscorum Britanniae Synopsis. A synopsis of the Mollusca of Great Britain arranged according to their natural affinities and anatomical structure. Van Voorst, London, viii + 376 pp. (edited posthumously by J. E. Gray).
- Forbes E. (1844). Report on the Mollusca and Radiata of the Aegean sea, and on their distribution, considered as bearing on geology. Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science for 1843. 130-193
- 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 minor (T. Brown, 1827). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138681 on 2024-03-03
- https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2312928 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
