Alcadia sericea
Species of gastropod
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Alcadia sericea is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.[1]
| Alcadia sericea | |
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| Shell of Alcadia sericea (holotype) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Helicinidae |
| Genus: | Alcadia |
| Species: | A. sericea |
| Binomial name | |
| Alcadia sericea (Drouët, 1859) | |
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Description
The height of the shell attains 5.5 mm (0.22 in), its greatest diameter 6 mm (0.24 in).[2]
(Original description in Latin) The globular-trochiform shell is thin, smooth and shiny below and slightly striated above. It is somewhat translucent, silky, and horn-reddish. It has 5 whorls, with the body whorl expanded. The aperture is hemispherical, and the peristome is reflexed, either white or pink, and somewhat sinuous at the base. The operculum is solid, somewhat opaque, and gray.[3]
Distribution
This species occurs in French Guiana and Suriname.[1]
