Alcyna kingensis, common name the King Island kelp shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Alcyna kingensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Alcyna
Species:
A. kingensis
Binomial name
Alcyna kingensis
(Gabriel, 1956)
Synonyms

Cantharidus kingensis Gabriel, C.J. 1956

Description

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The size of the shell attains 3.5 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Tasmania.

References

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  1. ^ Marshall, B. (2013). Alcyna kingensis (Gabriel, 1956). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=720350 on 2014-01-07
  • Gabriel, C.J. 1956. Mollusca from southeast of King Island, Bass Strait. Memoirs of the National Museum, Melbourne 22(4): 1-15
  • Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.
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