Alcyna acia explained

Alcyna acia 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 3mm.

Distribution

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

Environmental Conditions

This marine species tends to live in places with a sea surface temperature of 15C25C.^[2]

References

• 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

• To World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

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. Web site: Alcyna acia Cotton, 1948 . OBIS.