Alcadia exigua

Alcadia exigua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Helicinidae
Genus: Alcadia
Species:
A. exigua
Binomial name
Alcadia exigua
(L. Pfeiffer, 1849)
Synonyms[1]
  • Alcadia (Microalcadia) exigua (L. Pfeiffer, 1849) · alternative representation
  • Helicina exigua L. Pfeiffer, 1849 (original combination; junior homonym of Helicina exigua Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)

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

  1. ^ 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.