Nicida Explained

Nicida is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Diplommatinidae.^[1] These snails are restricted to Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka.

Three species are recognized.^[2]

Species

• Nicida anamallayana (Beddome, 1875)
• Nicida catathymia (Sykes, 1898)
• Nicida ceylanica (Beddome, 1875)
• Nicida delectabilis (Preston, 1905)
• Nicida fairbanki (Blanford, 1868)
• Nicida kingiana (W. T. Blanford & H. F. Blanford, 1861)
• Nicida lankaensis (Preston, 1905)
• Nicida liricincta (Blanford, 1868)
• Nicida nilgirica (W. T. Blanford & H. F. Blanford, 1860)
• Nicida nitidula (Blanford, 1868)
• Nicida pedronis (Beddome, 1875)
• Nicida prestoni (Sykes, 1897)
• Nicida pulneyana (Blanford, 1868)
• Nicida subovata (Beddome, 1875)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Taxon details - Nicida W.T. Blanford, 1868 . WoRMS . 25 February 2019.
2. Book: The Fauna of Sri Lanka: Status of Taxonomy, Research, and Conservation . 25 February 2019. 9789558177518 . Bambaradeniya . Channa N. B. . 2006 .