Alcadia pellucida
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| Alcadia pellucida | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Helicinidae |
| Genus: | Alcadia |
| Species: | A. pellucida |
| Binomial name | |
| Alcadia pellucida (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Helicina pellucida G. B. Sowerby II, 1842 · | |
Alcadia pellucida is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.[1]
(Original description in Latin) The shell is similar to Helicina zephyrina Duclos, 1833, but with the columella nearly straight and somewhat angular.
A more transparent shell than Helicina zephyrina, with the columella nearly straight, and joining the outer lip at an angle. [2]
