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Alcadia intusplicata

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Alcadia intusplicata
Shell of Alcadia intusplicata (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Helicinidae
Genus: Alcadia
Species:
A. intusplicata
Binomial name
Alcadia intusplicata
(L. Pfeiffer, 1851)
Synonyms[1]
  • Alcadia (Intusplicata) intusplicata (L. Pfeiffer, 1851) · alternative representation
  • Helicina intusplicata L. Pfeiffer, 1851 (original combination)

Alcadia intusplicata is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.[1]

Subspecies

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There are two subspecies recognized in this species:[1]

  • Alcadia intusplicata intusplicata (L. Pfeiffer, 1851)
  • Alcadia intusplicata smithiana (L. Pfeiffer, 1866)

Description

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The height of the shell attains 7.5 mm (0.30 in), its greatest diameter 10 mm (0.39 in).[citation needed]

Distribution

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This species occurs in Hispaniola. [1]

References

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Further reading

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  • Pfeiffer, L. (1851). "Description of a new Pupina and two new Helicinas, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 18: 97–98.
  • Espinosa, J. A.; Robinson, D. G. (2021). "Annotated checklist of the terrestrial mollusks (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Hispaniola Island". Novitates Caribaea. 17: 71–146.