Alcadia succinea
Species of gastropod
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Alcadia succinea is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.[1]
| Alcadia succinea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Helicinidae |
| Genus: | Alcadia |
| Species: | A. succinea |
| Binomial name | |
| Alcadia succinea (Pfeiffer, 1850) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Helicina succinea L. Pfeiffer, 1850 (original combination) | |
Description
The height of the shell attains 5.5 mm, its greatest diameter 8 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The orbicular-conoidal shell is thin (granular under the lens) transparent and shiny. It is reddish-amber, equipped with rows of black hairs (obsolete on the body whorl). The spire is conoidal and somewhat pointed.Iit contains nearly 5 slightly convex whorls, scarcely descending. The body whorl is large. The aperture is slightly oblique and is semi-oval. The columella is very short and vertical. It forms a sharp denticle at the base, emitting a thin, granular callus. The thin peristome is shortly expanded, the upper margin somewhat undulating, the basal margin notched at the columella. The reddish operculum solid and shell-like.[2]
Distribution
This species lives in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
