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Alcyna ocellata A. Adams 1860

Alcyna ocellata

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Alcyna ocellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1][2]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 2 mm. The shell is smooth and imperforate. The whorls are slightly convex. They are pale crimson, the last encircled by ocellated spots. The columella terminates in a prominent acute denticle. The operculum is non-calcareous.[3]

Distribution

This marine shell occurs off Japan, New Caledonia and Hawaii.

References

  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2012). Alcyna ocellata A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=593740 on 2012-11-23
  2. ^ Robertson, R. 1985. Archaeogastropod biology and the systematics of the genus Tricolia (Trochacea: Tricoliidae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Monographs of Marine Mollusca 3: 1-103.
  3. ^ G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
  • Robertson, R. 1985. Archaeogastropod biology and the systematics of the genus Tricolia (Trochacea: Tricoliidae) in the Indo-West Pacific. Monographs of Marine Mollusca 3: 1-103 page(s): 20

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Alcyna ocellata: Brief Summary

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Alcyna ocellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.

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