Alcadia guadaloupensis

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

Alcadia guadaloupensis
Shell of Alcadia guadelupensis (specimen at 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. guadaloupensis
Binomial name
Alcadia guadaloupensis
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
Synonyms[1]
  • Helicina (Oligyra) guadelupensis [sic] misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling (unaccepted combination)
  • Helicina guadaloupensis G. B. Sowerby II, 1842 (basionym)

Description

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(Original description in Latin) The shell is flattened and somewhat angular, showing fine concentric striations. The columella is nodulous at the base. The outer lip is thick and reflexed. The whorls gradually increase in size, and are somewhat swollen above and below. The operculum is brown and horny. [2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in Guadeloupe.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Alcadia guadaloupensis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842). 1 August 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ 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.
  • Eichhorst, T.E. (2016). Neritidae of the world. Volume two. Harxheim: Conchbooks.