Aclis angulata


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

Homonymy

Junior homonym of Aclis angulata P. Fischer, 1869.

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.