Alcadia guadaloupensis is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.[1]
| Alcadia guadaloupensis | |
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| Shell of Alcadia guadelupensis (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. guadaloupensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Alcadia guadaloupensis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
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Description
edit(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
editThis species occurs in Guadeloupe.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Alcadia guadaloupensis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842). 1 August 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ 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.