Helicina fasciata

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Helicina fasciata
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Helicina fasciata.
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H. fasciata
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Helicina fasciata
(Lamarck, 1822)

Helicina fasciata is a species of tropical land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.

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Shell description

Distribution

This species lives in the Lesser Antilles. [1]

Although this taxon was not collected during the surveys in Dominica in 2000s, it is considered as a part of land snail fauna of Dominica. [1] Thirteen specimens that were part of the collection by Benjamin Sharp definitely belong to this taxon. [1] These specimens also lend credence to the record by A. D. Brown (1881). [2] As the species appears to be widespread in the Lesser Antilles as a result of human activities, it is quite possible that Helicina fasciata once had a population on the Dominica island; this may still be the case. [1]

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References

This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference. [1]

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". Zoologische Mededelingen83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13 Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Brown A. D. (1881). "Notes on the land-shells of Dominica". American Naturalist15: 56-57.