Alcyna acia
| Alcyna acia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea (superfamily) |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Alcyna |
| Species: | A. acia |
| Binomial name | |
| Alcyna acia Cotton, 1948 | |
Alcyna acia, common name the tread top shell, is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
Description
The size of the shell attains 3 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Southern Australia and West Australia.
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2013). Alcyna acia Cotton, 1948. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=719076 on 2014-01-07
- Cotton, B.C. 1948. Southern Australian Gastropoda. Part 3. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 72(1): 30-32
- Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.
External links
| External identifiers for Alcyna acia | |
|---|---|
| WoRMS | 719076 |
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