Aclis_bitaeniata

<i>Aclis bitaeniata</i>

Aclis bitaeniata

Species of gastropod

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

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Description

The length of the shell attains 9.5 mm, its diameter 2 mm.

(Original description) A little shell with an elongate narrow shape. It is coloured with two clearly defined linear bands on each whorl. The nine, slightly convex whorls, particularly the upper ones, are very obliquely coiled. With the exception of the smooth, apical ones they are finely, spirally grooved. The protoconch is small, pellucid, and sinistral. The aperture is subovate. The outer lip is thin.The columella is simple and has a slight sinistral twist. [2]

Distribution

This minute marine species occurs in the Sea of Japan.

References

  1. [1]
    MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Aclis bitaeniata G. B. Sowerby III, 1903. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1307170 on 2024-03-05
  2. [2]
    Sowerby, G. B. III. (1903). Descriptions of fourteen new species of marine molluscs from Japan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 7, 12: 496-501 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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