Aclophoropsis
Aclophoropsis is a genus of minute sea snails with left-handed shell-coiling, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Triphoridae. [1]
| Aclophoropsis | |
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| Two shells of Aclophoropsis festiva | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
| Suborder: | Ptenoglossa |
| Superfamily: | Triphoroidea |
| Family: | Triphoridae |
| Genus: | Aclophoropsis Marshall, 1983 |
| Type species | |
| Aclophoropsis festiva Adams, A., 1851 | |
Description
These small snails have left-handed shells (adult size from 6 – 12 mm) with very high spires.
Distribution
These small sea snails are found in Australia (Victoria, New South Wales), Tasmania, and French Polynesia
Species
Species within the genus Aclphoropsis are as follows:[2]
- Aclophoropsis festiva (A. Adams, 1851)
- Aclophoropsis maculosa (Hedley, 1903)
- Aclophoropsis univitta (Laseron, 1954)
- Aclophoropsis mcmichaeli (Kosuge, 1962) [3]
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Aclophoropsis B. A. Marshall, 1983. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=584872 on 2021-03-19
- OBIS : Aclophoropsis
- "Jean Tröndlé and Michel Boutet, Inventory of Marine Molluscs of French Polynesia, Atoll Research Bulletin, no. 570, National Museum of National History, Washington" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
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