Aclis expansa

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Aclis expansa
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Shell of Aclis expansa (holotype at the Museum of New Zealand))
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Vanikoroidea
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Aclis
Species:
A. expansa
Binomial name
Aclis expansa
(A. W. B. Powell, 1930)
Synonyms [1]
  • Eusetia expansa(A. W. B. Powell, 1930) (superseded combination)
  • Rissopsis expansaA. W. B. Powell, 1930 (superseded combination)

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 1.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Northland.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Aclis expansa (A. W. B. Powell, 1930). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565310 on 2024-03-05