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Alcadia chocoensis

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Alcadia chocoensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Helicinidae
Genus: Alcadia
Species:
A. chocoensis
Binomial name
Alcadia chocoensis
Roosen, 2023
Synonyms[1]

Alcadia (Microalcadia) chocoensis Roosen, 2023 alternative representation

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

Description

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The height of the shell varies between 3.1 mm and 4.1 mm; its diameter between 3.3 mm and 4.2 mm.[2]

Distribution

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This species occurs in Ecuador.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Alcadia chocoensis Roosen, 2023. 30 July 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Roosen, M. (2023). "The Helicinidae (Gastropoda) of the Un poco del Chocó Nature Reserve (NW Pichincha province, Ecuador)". Folia Malacologica. 31 (1): 61–67. doi:10.12657/folmal.031.008. Retrieved 30 July 2024.