Aclis terebra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.[1]
| Aclis terebra | |
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| Shell of Aclis terebra (holotype at the Museum of New Zealand)) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Vanikoroidea |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Aclis |
| Species: | A. terebra
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| Binomial name | |
| Aclis terebra (A. W. B. Powell, 1930)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Icuncula terebra A. W. B. Powell, 1930 (superseded combination) | |
Description edit
The length of the shell attains 2.5 mm.
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Distribution edit
This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Poor Knights Islands.
References edit
- ^ a b 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.
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