Alcadia minima

Alcadia minima
Shell of Alcadia minima (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Helicinidae
Genus: Alcadia
Species:
A. minima
Binomial name
Alcadia minima
(A. d'Orbigny, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Alcadia (Penisoltia) minima (A. d'Orbigny, 1842) alternative representation
  • Alcadia capax L. Pfeiffer, 1857 (junior synonym)
  • Alcadia gundlachi L. Pfeiffer, 1854
  • Alcadia quinonesi Clench & Aguayo, 1950 (junior synonym)
  • Alcadia quiñonesi Clench & Aguayo, 1950 misspelling - incorrect original spelling
  • Helicina minima A. d'Orbigny, 1842 (original combination)
  • Helicina montana L. Pfeiffer, 1864 (junior synonym)
  • Helicina proxima L. Pfeiffer, 1858 junior subjective synonym

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

Description

The height of the shell attains 6 mm (0.24 in), its greatest diameter 7.5 mm (0.30 in).

(Original description in Latin) The smooth shell has a rotund-depressed shape. It is rose-white. The spire is short and contains five, convex-flat whorls. The aperture is semi-lunar with a thin, reflexed outer lip. The columella is minimally thickened. The aperture shows a toothed, notched columellar angle.

Distribution

This species occurs in Cuba.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Alcadia minima (A. d'Orbigny, 1842). 4 August 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ↑ Orbigny, A. d' (1841–1853). Mollusques. In: R. de la Sagra (ed.). Histoire physique, politique et naturelle de l'Ile de Cuba. Paris: Arthus Bertrand. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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