Alcadia brownii

Alcadia brownii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Cycloneritida
Family:	Helicinidae
Genus:	Alcadia
Species:	A. brownii
Binomial name
	Alcadia brownii; (J. E. Gray, 1824)
Synonyms
	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(Alcadia) brownei [sic] misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling; Helicina (Alcadia) brownii J. E. Gray, 1824 superseded combination; Helicina brownii J. E. Gray, 1824 (original combination);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.

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.

Distribution

This species occurs on Jamaica and The Bahamas

References

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

Rosenberg, G.; Muratov, I. V. (2006). "Status report on the terrestrial Mollusca of Jamaica". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 155: 117–161. doi:10.1635/i0097-3157-155-1-117.1.

External links

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.