Alcadia guadaloupensis

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Alcadia guadaloupensis
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.152922 - Alcadia guadelupensis (Sowerby, 1842 ) - Helicinidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Shell of Alcadia guadelupensis (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Helicinidae
Genus: Alcadia
Species:
A. guadaloupensis
Binomial name
Alcadia guadaloupensis
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
Synonyms [1]
  • Helicina (Oligyra) guadelupensis [sic] misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (unaccepted combination)
  • Helicina guadaloupensisG. B. Sowerby II, 1842 (basionym)

Alcadia guadaloupensis is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae. [1]

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Description

(Original description in Latin) The shell is flattened and somewhat angular, showing fine concentric striations. The columella is nodulous at the base. The outer lip is thick and reflexed. The whorls gradually increase in size, and are somewhat swollen above and below. The operculum is brown and horny. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in Guadeloupe. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Alcadia guadaloupensis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) . 1 August 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  2. ↑ Sowerby, G.B. (1842). Monograph of the genus Helicina. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 1 (1). London: privately published. pp. 1–16.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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