Alcadia major

Alcadia major
Shell of Alcadia major (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Helicinidae
Genus: Alcadia
Species:
A. major
Binomial name
Alcadia major
(J. E. Gray, 1824)
Synonyms
  • Alcadia (Alcadia) major (J. E. Gray, 1824) · alternative representation
  • Helicina (Alcadia) major J. E. Gray, 1824 superseded combination
  • Helicina major J. E. Gray, 1824 (basionym)

Alcadia major is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.

Subspecies

Description

(Original description) The shell is depressed ovate and nearly globular, with a smooth, brownish surface. The spire is convex and has a purplish hue on the upper part, while the front is rather convex and pale. The peristome is thickened, white, and reflected, featuring a slight blunt notch near the columellar angle. The inner lip is thickened, convex, and pale.

Distribution

This species occurs on Jamaica.

References

  1. 1 2 Alcadia major (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.