Acrochalix is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.[1]
| Acrochalix | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Acrochalix Bouchet & Warén, 1986 |
Distribution
editThis species is mainly distributed within the north Atlantic Ocean.
Species
editThere is only one known species within this genus:
- Acrochalix callosa Bouchet & Warén, 1986
References
edit- ^ 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. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137955 on 2013-01-28.
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