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

Aclis hendersoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Vanikoroidea
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Aclis
Species:
A. hendersoni
Binomial name
Aclis hendersoni
Dall, 1927
Synonyms[1]

Schwengelia hendersoni (Dall, 1927) ·

Description

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The length of the shell attains 4.3 mm, its diameter 1.3 mm.

(Original description) The small shell is translucent white. It contains two transparent apical whorls and seven subsequent whorls. The suture is deep. The early whorls show two peripheral elevated threads, later four, then on the last three whorls the posterior thread becomes a well defined keel at the shoulder while the other threads become obsolete. The base is well rounded and imperforate. The axial sculpture shows faint incremental lines. The aperture is obliquely ovate. The peristome is expanded and even somewhat reflected, thin and simple. [2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Fernandina Beach, Florida and Georgia, USA

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Aclis hendersoni Dall, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=368475 on 2024-03-02
  2. ^ Dall, W. H. (1927). Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United states by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross", in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 70(2667): 1-134   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Rosenberg, G.; Moretzsohn, F.; García, E. F. (2009). Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
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