Alcadia intusplicata
| Alcadia intusplicata | |
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| Shell of Alcadia intusplicata (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Helicinidae |
| Genus: | Alcadia |
| Species: | A. intusplicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Alcadia intusplicata (L. Pfeiffer, 1851) | |
| 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
There are two subspecies recognized in this species:[1]
- Alcadia intusplicata intusplicata (L. Pfeiffer, 1851)
- Alcadia intusplicata smithiana (L. Pfeiffer, 1866)
Description
The height of the shell attains 7.5 mm (0.30 in), its greatest diameter 10 mm (0.39 in).
Distribution
This species occurs in Hispaniola. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d Alcadia intusplicata (L. Pfeiffer, 1851. 3 August 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
Further reading
- 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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