Aclis tenuis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
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)

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

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]

References

  1. Aclis tenuis A. E. Verrill, 1882. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 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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