Alcadia brownii
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| Alcadia brownii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Helicinidae |
| Genus: | Alcadia |
| Species: | A. brownii |
| Binomial name | |
| Alcadia brownii (J. E. Gray, 1824) | |
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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)
(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]
