Aclis angulata, P. Fischer in de Folin & Perier, 1869

Souza, Leonardo Santos De, Araújo, Tarciso Almeida De & Pimenta, Alexandre Dias, 2024, Taxonomic review of Aclis Lóven, 1846 (Gastropoda, Eulimidae) from Brazil with notes on other congeners from the western Atlantic and Saint Helena, Zootaxa 5433 (4), pp. 451-499 : 489

‘Aclis’ angulata E.A. Smith, 1890

Figs 23A, B

Aclis angulata E.A. Smith, 1890: 280, pl. 23, Fig. 28.

Type material. Syntypes: NHMUK 1889.10.1.749–767 [19] .

Type locality. Saint Helena .

Remarks. The presence of numerous axial ribs through the teleoconch surface does not fit in Aclis , but a precise classification in another group remains dubious. This name is a junior homonym of Aclis angulata P. Fischer in de Folin & Périer, 1869 , which is currently considered a taxon inquirendum by MolluscaBase (2021b). As the species of E.A. Smith is not an Aclis , we refrain from giving a new name for this species that should be placed in another genus or even family.

Figures

FIGURE 23. Species incorrectly attributed to Aclis. A–B. ‘Aclis’ angulata E.A. Smith, 1890. Syntypes, NHMUK 1889.10.1.762 and 1889.10.1.758, respectively; C–D. ‘Aclis’ didyma E.A. Smith, 1890. Syntypes, NHMUK 1889.10.1.775 and 1889.10.1.779, respectively; E–G. Ebala similima (E.A. Smith, 1890). Syntypes, NHMUK 1889.10.1.768–770; H–I. Graphis cubana (Bartsch, 1911). Holotype, USNM 94290; J–K. Fusceulima immaculata (Dall, 1927). Holotype, USNM 108037; L–M. Melanella limata (Dall, 1927). Holotype, USNM 108044. A, C, E–H, J, L. Shell in frontal view. B, I. Shell in lateral view. K, M. Protoconch in apical view. Scale bars: A–J, L. 1 mm; K, M. 200 μm. Credits: A–G. NHMUK photographic unit; J–M. USNM.