Aclis ascaris

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Aclis ascaris

Shell of Aclis ascaris (specimen at the Natural History Museum, Rotterdam)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Vanikoroidea
Family:	Eulimidae
Genus:	Aclis
Species:	A. ascaris
Binomial name
*Aclis ascaris* (W. Turton, 1819)
Synonyms
Alvania albella S. V. Wood, 1842 junior subjective synonym Alvania ascaris (W. Turton, 1819) superseded combination Dunkeria inconstans Monterosato, 1890 misspelling Dunkeria incostans Monterosato, 1890 (name introduced in synonymy) Pyramis acutissimus T. Brown, 1827 junior subjective synonym Turbo ascaris W. Turton, 1819 superseded combination Turritella umbilicata Dunker, 1862

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 2.3 mm.

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This species occurs in Mediterranean Sea.

Fossils have been found in Pliocene strata of Belgium and Great Britain (age range: 3.6 to 2.588 Ma)

^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Aclis ascaris (W. Turton, 1819). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138678 on 2024-02-28

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Albanesi O., Cretella M., Facente A., Fasulo G., Ferro R., Guarino C., Izzillo F. & Perna E. (1981). Malacofauna vivente del Golfo di Napoli Parte Il: Famiglia Aclididae. La Conchiglia. 13(142-143: 18–21, 13 (144–145): 15–17
A. J. W. Hendy. 2007. Circum-Pacific Late Cenozoic Paleobiogeography: Consideration of latitudinal gradients, provincialism and beta diversity (Unpublished taxonomic opinions).

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Taxon identifiers
Aclis ascaris	Wikidata: Q8187504 EUNIS: 58678 GBIF: 4362530 iNaturalist: 482321 IRMNG: 11252637 NBN: NBNSYS0000178790 OBIS: 138678 Open Tree of Life: 2895522 Paleobiology Database: 140609 SeaLifeBase: 139711 WoRMS: 138678

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