Alcadia nitida is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.[2] [1]
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| Shell of Alcadia nitida (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Neritimorpha |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Helicinidae |
| Genus: | Alcadia |
| Species: | A. nitida
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| Alcadia nitida (Pfeiffer, 1839)
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Description
editThe height of the shell attains 6.8 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is slightly depressed, thin, smooth, and is deep flesh-colored. It has a slightly convex shape both above and below, and a pointed apex. It features five whorls that are minutely striated at the suture. The columella is barely calloused. The outer lip is simple, sharp, sinuous, and sharply toothed at the columellar angle. The operculum is thin and pale reddish. [3]
Distribution
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Alcadia nitida (L. Pfeiffer, 1839). 30 July 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ a b "Mollusca" Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
- ^ Pfeiffer, L. (1839). "Bericht über die Ergebnisse meiner Reise nach Cuba im Winter 1838-1839". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 5 (1): 346–358.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Further reading
edit- Richling, I.; Glaubrecht, M. (2008). "The types of Neotropical Helicinidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Neritopsina) in the Malacological Collection of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin: an annotated catalogue, with emphasis on Cuban land snails". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 84 (2): 265–310.
- Gould, A.A. (1842). "Characters of shells to be fully described in the next number of the journal". Boston Journal of Natural History. 4 (1).
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