Alcadia brownii is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae. [1]
| Alcadia brownii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Helicinidae |
| Genus: | Alcadia |
| Species: | A. brownii
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| Binomial name | |
| Alcadia brownii (J. E. Gray, 1824)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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- Subspecies
- Alcadia brownii brownii (J. E. Gray, 1824)
- Alcadia brownii labiosa (C. B. Adams, 1851)
- Alcadia brownii palliata (C. B. Adams, 1849)
Description
edit(Original description) The pale brown shell is depressed ovate with a smooth and translucent surface. It is convex above and rather convex beneath. The peristome is thickened and reflected, with a white coloration. Both the columella and the inner lip are whitish and slightly thickened. The front part of the aperture near the columellar angle features a spirally curved slit. The operculum is horny and has a process that fits into the slit. [2]
Distribution
editThis species occurs on Jamaica and The Bahamas
References
edit- ^ a b Alcadia brownii (J. E. Gray, 1824). 27 July 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Gray, J.E. (1824). "Monograph of the genus Helicina". Zoological Journal. 1 (1): 62–71. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
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. doi:10.1635/i0097-3157-155-1-117.1.