Alcadia pellucida
| Alcadia pellucida | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Helicinidae |
| Genus: | Alcadia |
| Species: | A. pellucida |
| Binomial name | |
| Alcadia pellucida (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Helicina pellucida G. B. Sowerby II, 1842 · | |
Alcadia pellucida is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.[1]
Description
(Original description in Latin) The shell is similar to Helicina zephyrina Duclos, 1833, but with the columella nearly straight and somewhat angular.
A more transparent shell than Helicina zephyrina, with the columella nearly straight, and joining the outer lip at an angle. [2]
Distribution
This species occurs in French Guiana.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Alcadia pellucida (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842). 1 August 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Sowerby, G.B. (1842). Monograph of the genus Helicina. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. Vol. 1 (1). London: privately published. pp. 1–16.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Rosenberg, G. & Muratov, I. V (2006). "Status report on the terrestrial Mollusca of Jamaica". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 155: 117–161.
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External links
- Tillier, S. (1980). "Gastéropodes terrestres et fluviatiles de Guyane française". Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Nouvelle Série, ser. A, Zoologie. 118: 1–175.