Aclis shepardiana

Aclis shepardiana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Vanikoroidea
Family:	Eulimidae
Genus:	Aclis
Species:	A. shepardiana
Binomial name
Aclis shepardiana (Dall, 1919)
Synonyms
Graphis shepardiana Dall, 1919 (original combination)

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 3.7 mm, its diameter 1 mm.

(Original description) The mmute, slender shell is translucent yellowish. It has about nine whorls, including the rather blunt smooth apical protoconch. The suture is constricted and distinct. The whorls of the spire are rather lax. The axial sculpture consists of minute, close-set plications which start from the suture and become feeble on the base. These are crossed by minute close spiral striae most evident near the periphery, and under the lens showing an inconspicuous reticulation. The base is imperforate, rounded, and somewhat produced. The aperture is ovate. The outer lip is thin, not reflected, interrupted by the body and produced anteriorly. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off California.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Aclis shepardiana (Dall, 1919). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580775 on 2024-03-05
2. Dall, W. H. (1919). Descriptions of new species of Mollusca from the North Pacific Ocean in the collection of the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 56 (2295): 293-371 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

• Turgeon, D., Quinn, J. F., Bogan, A. E., Coan, E. V., Hochberg, F. G., Lyons, W. G., Mikkelsen, P. M., Neves, R. J., Roper, C. F. E., Rosenberg, G., Roth, B., Scheltema, A., Thompson, F. G., Vecchione, M., Williams, J. D. (1998). Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed. American Fisheries Society Special Publication, 26. American Fisheries Society: Bethesda, MD (USA). ISBN 1-888569-01-8. IX, 526 + cd-rom pp.

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