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Aclis expansa

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  • Eusetia expansa (A. W. B. Powell, 1930) (superseded combination)
  • Rissopsis expansa A. W. B. Powell, 1930 (superseded combination)

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 1.5 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Northland.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Aclis expansa (A. W. B. Powell, 1930). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565310 on 2024-03-05
  • 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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