Aclis terebra

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Icuncula terebra A. W. B. Powell, 1930 (superseded combination)

Aclis terebra 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.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Poor Knights Islands.

References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Aclis terebra (A. W. B. Powell, 1930). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565344 on 2024-03-05

• Powell, A.W.B. (1929) New species of New Zealand Mollusca from shallow-water Dredgings, Part 1, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 60
• Powell, A.W.B. (1979) New Zealand Mollusca: Marine, Land and Freshwater Shells, Collins, Auckland
• Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.

External links

• Powell, A. W. B. (1930). New species of New Zealand Mollusca from shallow-water dredgings. Part 1. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 60: 532-543.