Hemiaclis obtusa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.[1][2][3]

Hemiaclis obtusa
Shell of Hemiaclis obtusa (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Hemiaclis
Species:
H. obtusa
Binomial name
Hemiaclis obtusa
Bouchet & Warén, 1986
Synonyms

Hemiaclis obtusus Bouchet & Warén, 1986

Description

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The length of the shell measures approximately 5.5 mm in length and can be located at depths of roughly 1500 m below sea level.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the following locations:

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet & Warén, 1986. Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1986). Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Aclididae, Eulimidae, Epitonidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Bollettino Malacologico Suppl. 2: 297-576 page(s): 457. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=183193 on 2013-03-03.
  2. ^ Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS)
  3. ^ Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/
  • Hoffman L. & Freiwald A. (2020). Bathyal Eulimidae (Gastropoda: Vanikoroidea) from the Azorean seamounts collected during the R/V Meteor Cruise M151 Athena. Miscellanea Malacologica. 8(6): 81-99.
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