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

Aclis immaculata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Vanikoroidea
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Aclis
Species:
A. immaculata
Binomial name
Aclis immaculata
Dall, 1927
Synonyms[1]

Aclis (Amblyspira) immaculata Dall, 1927

Description

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The length of the shell attains 3.2 mm, its diameter 1 mm.

(Original description) The minute shell is subcylindrical. It is polished and white. It has a blunt apex and about six nearly flat-sided whorls. The suture is obscure, flatly appressed, having the aspect of being overglazed. The sculpture consists only of nearly imperceptible incremental lines. The base is somewhat prolonged and rounded. The aperture is ovate. The outer lip is thin, produced medially and evenly rounded into a short slightly concave inner lip. [2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Fernandina Beach, Florida.

References

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  1. ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Aclis immaculata Dall, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532327 on 2024-03-03
  2. ^ Dall, W. H. (1927). Small shells from dredgings off the southeast coast of the United states by the United States Fisheries Steamer "Albatross", in 1885 and 1886. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 70(2667): 1-134   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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