Aclophoropsis mcmichaeli

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Aclophoropsis mcmichaeli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Superfamily: Triphoroidea
Family: Triphoridae
Genus: Aclophoropsis
Species:
A. mcmichaeli
Binomial name
Aclophoropsis mcmichaeli
(Kosuge, 1962)
Synonyms
  • Cautor maculosus mcmichaeli Kosuge, 1962
  • Cautor mcmichaeli Kosuge, 1962 ·

Aclophoropsis mcmichaeli, common name the splashed sinistral creeper, is a species of minute sea snails in the family Triphoridae.[1]

Description[edit]

The length of the shell varies between 3 mm and 5 mm.

Distribution[edit]

This marine species occurs off the Ryukyu Islands and the Philippines.

References[edit]

  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Aclophoropsis mcmichaeli (Kosuge, 1962). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=584873 on 2024-03-06
  • Kosuge, S. (1962). Descriptions of 10 new species and 1 new subspecies of the family Triphoridae (Mollusca) from Shiono-misaki, Kii Peninsula, central Japan with a list of hitherto known species. Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Tokyo. 6 (2): 78–89.

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