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Alcyna acia

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Alcyna acia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Alcyna
Species:
A. acia
Binomial name
Alcyna acia
Cotton, 1948

Alcyna acia is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Description

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The size of the shell attains 3mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Southern Australia and West Australia.

Environmental Conditions

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This marine species tends to live in places with a sea surface temperature of 15–25 °C (59–77 °F).[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "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.
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