Souza, Leonardo Santos De;Araújo, Tarciso Almeida De;Pimenta, Alexandre Dias
Aclis
Sign in to saveAclis is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLittorinimorpha
- FamilyEulimidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 455
- With media
- 19
- Family
- Eulimidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, USNM, IGL-UNAM, UF, CAS
- Recorded in
- Italy, Portugal, Spain, United States, Mexico, Belgium, Kiribati, Philippines
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Species
- Species brought into synonymy
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Aclis is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.
==Description== The shell is minute, elongate- turreted like Turritella. They are usually thin and translucent. The protoconch is slender and consists usually of two whorls. The remainder are convex and well-rounded. The suture is prominent and well-impressed. The shell is usually spirally striated. The apex is sinistral. The aperture is oval. The thin outer lip is prominent. The axis is slightly rimate. The base of the shell is rounded. The shell has an operculum.
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