Alcyna acia is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
| Alcyna acia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Alcyna |
| Species: | A. acia
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| Binomial name | |
| Alcyna acia Cotton, 1948
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Description
editThe size of the shell attains 3mm.
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Distribution
editThis marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Southern Australia and West Australia.
Environmental Conditions
editThis marine species tends to live in places with a sea surface temperature of 15-25 °C (59-77 °F).[2]
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ "Alcyna acia Cotton, 1948". OBIS.
- 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
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