Acrochalix callosa

Acrochalix callosa is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.[1] This is the only known species within the genus Acrochalix.

Acrochalix callosa
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A. callosa
Binomial name
Acrochalix callosa
Bouchet & Warén, 1986

Distribution

This marine species is mainly distributed within the north Atlantic Ocean.

References

  1. Bouchet & Warén, 1986.Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1986). Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Aclididae, Eulimidae, Epitonidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Bollettino Malacologico Suppl. 2: 297-576. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139773 on 2013-01-28.
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