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Alcadia concinna

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Alcadia concinna
Shell of Alcadia concinna (specimen in Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Helicinidae
Genus: Alcadia
Species:
A. concinna
Binomial name
Alcadia concinna
(L. Pfeiffer, 1857)
Synonyms[1]
  • Alcadia (Idesa) concinna (L. Pfeiffer, 1857) · alternative representation
  • Helicina concinna L. Pfeiffer, 1857 · unaccepted (original combination)
  • Helicina exserta L. Pfeiffer, 1858 ·

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

Description

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The height of the shell attains 4 mm, its greatest diameter 6 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The solid shell is conical-globose and smooth, exhibiting a white or pale pink coloration, often adorned with one or two red bands. The spire is convex-conoid, while the apex is yellow or fiery and mucronulate. The shell comprises 5.5 flat whorls, with the body whorl being inflated, briefly deflected anteriorly, and underconstricted. The columella is short and features a wide yellow-orange vein terminating in a sharp denticle. The aperture is oblique, broadly semi-oval, and bright yellow or igneous inside. The peristome is slightly expanded, with a curved basal margin and a slight sinus separated from the columella denticle. The operculum is dipped, scaly, and pale.[2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in Cuba.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Alcadia concinna (L. Pfeiffer, 1857). 30 July 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Pfeiffer, L. (1857). "Zur Molluskenfauna der Insel Cuba". Malakozoologische Blätter. 4. Retrieved 30 July 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Richling, I. & Glaubrecht, M. (2008). "The types of Neotropical Helicinidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neritopsina) in the Malacological Collection of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin: an annotated catalogue, with emphasis on Cuban land snails". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 84 (2): 265–310. doi:10.1002/zoos.200800011.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)