Alcadia affinis
Appearance
Alcadia affinis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
Order: | Cycloneritida |
Family: | Helicinidae |
Genus: | Alcadia |
Species: | A. affinis
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Binomial name | |
Alcadia affinis (C. B. Adams, 1846)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Alcadia affinis is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae. [1]
Description
[edit](Original description in Latin) This species is similar to Alcadia solitaria (C. B. Adams, 1845), but the shell is not convex, but arranged in a conical spiral. The outer lip is reflexed, angled below and not split. [2]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs on Jamaica.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Alcadia affinis(C. B. Adams, 1846). 25 July 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Adams, C.B. (1846). "Descriptions of undescribed species of shells, from the island of Jamaica". Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 2: 102–103. Retrieved 25 July 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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