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Aclis angulata

Aclis angulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.

Homonymy

Junior homonym of Aclis angulata <small>P. Fischer, 1869</small>.

Description

The length of the shell attains , and its diameter is .

The shell is small, elongate, and turreted, with a smooth white surface and composed of six whorls. The first two whorls are large, convex, and smooth, transitioning to subsequent whorls that are obliquely sloping above, sharply carinate-angular at the midsection, and constricted below the angle. These later whorls are adorned with prominently elevated, closely spaced, and regular growth lines.

The body whorl exhibits a very obtusely rounded-angular profile at the periphery. The aperture is oblique and irregularly ovate, with a continuous, non-thickened peristome that is subtly sinuate above the angle near the suture.

This little species is remarkable for its angular whorls, the regular close-set raised lines of growth, and large apex.

Distribution

This species has occurred in the Atlantic Ocean off Saint Helena.

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