Alcadia minima

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Alcadia minima
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Shell of Alcadia minima (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. minima
Binomial name
Alcadia minima
(A. d'Orbigny, 1842)
Synonyms [1]
  • Alcadia (Penisoltia) minima(A. d'Orbigny, 1842) alternative representation
  • Alcadia capaxL. Pfeiffer, 1857 (junior synonym)
  • Alcadia gundlachi L. Pfeiffer, 1854
  • Alcadia quinonesiClench & Aguayo, 1950 (junior synonym)
  • Alcadia quiñonesiClench & Aguayo, 1950 misspelling - incorrect original spelling
  • Helicina minimaA. d'Orbigny, 1842 (original combination)
  • Helicina montanaL. Pfeiffer, 1864 (junior synonym)
  • Helicina proximaL. Pfeiffer, 1858 junior subjective synonym

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

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Description

The height of the shell attains 6 mm (0.24 in), its greatest diameter 7.5 mm (0.30 in).

(Original description in Latin) The smooth shell has a rotund-depressed shape. It is rose-white. The spire is short and contains five, convex-flat whorls. The aperture is semi-lunar with a thin, reflexed outer lip. The columella is minimally thickened. The aperture shows a toothed, notched columellar angle. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs in Cuba. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Alcadia minima (A. d'Orbigny, 1842) . 4 August 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  2. Orbigny, A. d' (1841–1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba. Paris: Arthus Bertrand.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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