Aclis stilifer explained

Aclis stilifer is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 2.5 mm, its diameter 1.4 mm.

(Original description) The minute shell is conic. It is white and polished. It has a small blunt apex and about six moderately rounded whorls, of which the earlier ones are more rapidly attenuated. The suture is distinct, appressed, not deep or glazed over. The sculpture consists only of faint flexuous incremental lines. The aperture is rounded-ovate, with a thin margin, a narrow chink behind the inner lip. The base of the shell is briefly rounded. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Fernandina Beach, Florida and Georgia, USA.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Aclis stilifer Dall, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532335 on 2024-03-03
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15670453 Dall, W. H. (1927). Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United states by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross", in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 70(2667): 1-134