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

Aclis terebra
Shell of Aclis terebra (holotype at the Museum of New Zealand))
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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
Binomial name
Aclis terebra
(A. W. B. Powell, 1930)
Synonyms[1]

Icuncula terebra A. W. B. Powell, 1930 (superseded combination)

Description

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The length of the shell attains 2.5 mm.

Distribution

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

References

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  1. ^ 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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