Aclis tenuis

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

Aclis tenuis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Aclis
Species:
A. tenuis
Binomial name
Aclis tenuis
Synonyms
  • Aclis fernandinae Dall, 1927
  • Aclis verrilli Bartsch, 1911
  • Hemiaclis fernandinae (Dall, 1927)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean off the Gulf of Maine and the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 4.6 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 91 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 3235 m.[2]

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References

  1. Aclis tenuis A. E. Verrill, 1882. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 January 2019.
  2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.


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