Alcadia affinis
Species of gastropod
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Alcadia affinis is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.[1]
| Alcadia affinis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Helicinidae |
| Genus: | Alcadia |
| Species: | A. affinis |
| Binomial name | |
| Alcadia affinis (C. B. Adams, 1846) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
(Original description in Latin) This species is similar to Alcadia solitaria (C. B. Adams, 1845), but the shell is not convex, but arranged in a conical spiral. The outer lip is reflexed, angled below and not split.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs on Jamaica.
