Alcyna kingensis

Alcyna kingensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Alcyna
Species: A. kingensis
Binomial name
Alcyna kingensis
(Gabriel, 1956)
Synonyms

Cantharidus kingensis Gabriel, C.J. 1956

Alcyna kingensis, common name the King Island kelp shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Description

The size of the shell attains 3.5 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Tasmania.

References

  1. Marshall, B. (2013). Alcyna kingensis (Gabriel, 1956). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720350 on 2014-01-07

External links

External identifiers for Alcyna kingensis
WoRMS 720350


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