Alcadia affinis explained

Alcadia affinis is a species of an operculate land snail, terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.

Description

(Original description in Latin) This species is similar to Alcadia solitaria (C. B. Adams, 1845), but the shell is not convex, but arranged in a conical spiral. The outer lip is reflexed, angled below and not split. ^[1]

Distribution

This species occurs on Jamaica.

External links

• Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Alcadia affinis: image

Notes and References

1. Adams . C.B. . Descriptions of undescribed species of shells, from the island of Jamaica. . Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History . 1846 . 2 . 102-103 . 25 July 2024.