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Description
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Genus Acicula
(L. acicula : small needle ) (pl. aciculae) A small needle-like or bristle-like structure. Syn. aciculum.
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
()
- Cox, 1960
- Order:
Caenogastropoda
()
- Haller, 1892
- Superfamily:
Cyclophoroidea
()
- J.e. Gray, 1847
- Family:
Aciculidae
()
- Genus:
Acicula
()
- Boeters, Gittenberger & Subai, 1989
- Specific name:
norrisi
- Scientific name: - Acicula norrisi
- Specific name:
norrisi
- Genus:
Acicula
(
- Family:
Aciculidae
(
- Superfamily:
Cyclophoroidea
(
- Order:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Acicula
There are approximately 22 species in this genus:
A. banatica · A. beneckei · A. benoiti · A. corcyrensis · A. disjuncta · A. fusca · A. fusca inchoata · A. gracilis · A. hausdorfi · A. kobelti · A. lineata · A. lineata sublineata · A. lineolata · A. lineolata banki · A. lineolata lineolata · A. multilineata · A. norrisi · A. palaestinensis · A. parcelineata · A. polita · A. szigethyannae · A. vezzanii
More Info
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- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
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- Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
Notes
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Contributors
- Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2486366
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16377670
- IUCN ID: 215
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1342
