Alcadia intusplicata
Appearance
Alcadia intusplicata | |
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Shell of Alcadia intusplicata (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
Order: | Cycloneritida |
Family: | Helicinidae |
Genus: | Alcadia |
Species: | A. intusplicata
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Binomial name | |
Alcadia intusplicata (L. Pfeiffer, 1851)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Alcadia intusplicata is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.[1]
Subspecies
[edit]There are two subspecies recognized in this species:[1]
- Alcadia intusplicata intusplicata (L. Pfeiffer, 1851)
- Alcadia intusplicata smithiana (L. Pfeiffer, 1866)
Description
[edit]The height of the shell attains 7.5 mm (0.30 in), its greatest diameter 10 mm (0.39 in).[citation needed]
Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in Hispaniola. [1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Alcadia intusplicata (L. Pfeiffer, 1851. 3 August 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
Further reading
[edit]- Pfeiffer, L. (1851). "Description of a new Pupina and two new Helicinas, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 18: 97–98.
- Espinosa, J. A.; Robinson, D. G. (2021). "Annotated checklist of the terrestrial mollusks (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Hispaniola Island". Novitates Caribaea. 17: 71–146.
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