Alcadia affinis

Alcadia affinis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Neritimorpha
Order:	Cycloneritida
Family:	Helicinidae
Genus:	Alcadia
Species:	A. affinis
Binomial name
	Alcadia affinis; (C. B. Adams, 1846)
Synonyms
	Alcadia (Hjalmarsona) affinis (C. B. Adams, 1846) alternative representation; Helicina affinis C. B. Adams, 1846 (original combination); Helicina gloynei Bland, 1872 (junior synonym);

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

Description

(Original description in Latin) This species is similar to Alcadia solitaria (C. B. Adams, 1845), but the shell is not convex, but arranged in a conical spiral. The outer lip is reflexed, angled below and not split. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs on Jamaica.

References

^ ^a ^b Alcadia affinis(C. B. Adams, 1846). 25 July 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
^ Adams, C.B. (1846). "Descriptions of undescribed species of shells, from the island of Jamaica". Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 2: 102–103. Retrieved 25 July 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Alcadia affinis: image

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[WoRMS-1] Alcadia affinis(C. B. Adams, 1846). 25 July 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

[2] Adams, C.B. (1846). "Descriptions of undescribed species of shells, from the island of Jamaica". Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. 2: 102–103. Retrieved 25 July 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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