Alcadia brownii

Alcadia brownii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Helicinidae
Genus: Alcadia
Species:
A. brownii
Binomial name
Alcadia brownii
(J. E. Gray, 1824)
Synonyms[1]
  • 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  • Helicina (Alcadia) brownii J. E. Gray, 1824 superseded combination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. [1]

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. [2]

Distribution

This species occurs on Jamaica and The Bahamas

References

  1. ^ a b 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. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.