Aclis kanela is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Aclis kanela Absalão, 2009. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456770 on 2024-03-06
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.
References
External links Absalão, R. S. (2009). New small deep-sea species of Gastropoda from the Campos Basin off Brazil. American Malacological Bulletin. 27: 133-140 Biolib.cz: image