Alcadia nitida
Species of gastropod
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Alcadia nitida is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.[2][1]
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| Alcadia nitida | |
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| Shell of Alcadia nitida (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Helicinidae |
| Genus: | Alcadia |
| Species: | A. nitida |
| Binomial name | |
| Alcadia nitida (Pfeiffer, 1839) | |
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Description
The height of the shell reaches 6.8 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is slightly depressed, thin, smooth, and deep flesh-colored. It has a slightly convex shape both above and below, with a pointed apex. It features five whorls that are minutely striated at the suture. The columella is barely calloused. The outer lip is simple, sharp, sinuous, and sharply toothed at the columellar angle. The operculum is thin and pale reddish.[3]
