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Alcadia brownii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Helicinidae
Genus: Alcadia
Species:
A. brownii
Binomial name
Alcadia brownii
( J. E. Gray, 1824)
Synonyms [1]
  • Alcadia (Palliata) brownii (J. E. Gray, 1824) alternative representation
  • Helicina (Alcadia) brownei [sic] misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
  • Helicina (Alcadia) brownii J. E. Gray, 1824 superseded combination
  • Helicina brownii J. E. Gray, 1824 (original combination)

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

Subspecies
  • Alcadia brownii brownii (J. E. Gray, 1824)
  • Alcadia brownii labiosa (C. B. Adams, 1851)
  • Alcadia brownii palliata (C. B. Adams, 1849)

Description

(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

This species occurs on Jamaica and The Bahamas

References

  1. ^ a b Alcadia brownii (J. E. Gray, 1824). 27 July 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Gray, J.E. (1824). "Monograph of the genus Helicina". Zoological Journal. 1 (1): 62–71. Retrieved 27 July 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alcadia brownii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Helicinidae
Genus: Alcadia
Species:
A. brownii
Binomial name
Alcadia brownii
( J. E. Gray, 1824)
Synonyms [1]
  • Alcadia (Palliata) brownii (J. E. Gray, 1824) alternative representation
  • Helicina (Alcadia) brownei [sic] misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
  • Helicina (Alcadia) brownii J. E. Gray, 1824 superseded combination
  • Helicina brownii J. E. Gray, 1824 (original combination)

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

Subspecies
  • Alcadia brownii brownii (J. E. Gray, 1824)
  • Alcadia brownii labiosa (C. B. Adams, 1851)
  • Alcadia brownii palliata (C. B. Adams, 1849)

Description

(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

This species occurs on Jamaica and The Bahamas

References

  1. ^ a b Alcadia brownii (J. E. Gray, 1824). 27 July 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Gray, J.E. (1824). "Monograph of the genus Helicina". Zoological Journal. 1 (1): 62–71. Retrieved 27 July 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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