Alcadia exigua
| Alcadia exigua | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Cycloneritida |
| Family: | Helicinidae |
| Genus: | Alcadia |
| Species: | A. exigua
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| Binomial name | |
| Alcadia exigua (L. Pfeiffer, 1849)
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Alcadia exigua is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.[1]
Description
The height of the shell attains 2 mm, its greatest diameter 2.5 mm. Alcadia exigua is a type of land snail, and it is part of a diverse genus of operculate land snails. The name "exigua," meaning "small" or "slender," appears in the scientific names of many different species, including plants, moths, and snails. Therefore, the name Alcadia exigua refers specifically to a land snail from the Helicinidae family.
Distribution
This species occurs in Honduras.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Alcadia exigua (L. Pfeiffer, 1849). 1 August 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Thompson, F.G. (2011). "An annotated checklist and bibliography of the land and freshwater snails of México and Central America". Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History. 50 (1): 1–299. doi:10.58782/flmnh.bnej7351.
External links
- Pfeiffer, L. (1849). "Description of twenty-nine new species of Helicina, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 16 (187–188). Retrieved 1 August 2024.