Alcyna lifuensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
| Alcyna lifuensis | |
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| Original drawing of a shell of Alcyna lifuensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Genus: | Alcyna |
| Species: | A. lifuensis
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| Alcyna lifuensis Melvill & Standen, 1896
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Description
editThe height of the shell attains 1.75 mm, its diameter 1 mm. It is a brightly colored small, imperforate shell with five slightly swollen whorls. These are white with transverse interrupted red lines encircling it spirally. Around the periphery these lines are regularly interrupted, leaving equal white spaces. Below the suture on the body whorl there are square white spaces left bare. The aperture is round. The outer lip is plain and slightly effuse. The columella has a very strong tooth near the base.[2]
Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off the Loyalty Islands.
References
edit- ^ Bouchet, P. (2012). Alcyna lifuensis Melvill & Standen, 1896. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=595813 on 2012-11-23
- ^ Melvill J.C. & Standen R. (1896) Notes on a collection of shells from Lifu and Uvea, Loyalty Islands, formed by the Rev. James and Mrs. Hadfield, with list of species. Part II. Journal of Conchology 8: 273-315