Aclis kanela


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

Description

The length of the shell attains 1.9 mm, its diameter 0.75 mm.

Distribution

This minute marine species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil. The species is demersal, with a depth range from 1043 - 1941 metres at 22°S - 23°S, 40°E - 40°S.

life cycle

Aclis Kanela is a gonochoric and broadcast spawner. Embryos develop into planktonic trocophore larvae and later into juvenile veligers before becoming fully grown adults.