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Gastropoda Name Trochidae 

Alcyna acia Cotton, 1948

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Alcyna acia Cotton, 1948

Common Name

Tread Top Shell p.114      Cotton, B.C. 1959.  

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 60 fathoms ]

References

 Cotton, B.C. 1959. p.114, fig. 54 [ common name, description, distribution, diagnosis, type information ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.79 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Vetigastropoda
                Name Author, Year
                  Trochoidea
                    Trochidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Trochinae Rafinesque, 1815
                        Cantharidini Cotton, 1959
                          Alcyna Adams, 1860
                            Alcyna acia Cotton, 1948

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=6518) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-07-30.