Alcyna ocellata

Species of gastropod From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Subclass:Vetigastropoda
Order:Trochida
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Alcyna ocellata
Shell of Alcyna ocellata (syntype at MNHN, paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Alcyna
Species:
A. ocellata
Binomial name
Alcyna ocellata
A. Adams, 1860
Synonyms[1]
  • Alcyna kapiolantae Pilsbry, 1917
  • Alcyna kuhnsi Pilsbry, 1917
  • Alcyna kuhnsi humerosa Pilsbry, 1917
  • Alcyna kuhnsi kuhnsi Pilsbry, H.A., 1917
  • Alcyna lepida A. Adams, 1860
  • Alcyna rubra Pease, 1861
  • Thalotia ocellata (A. Adams, 1860)
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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.

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