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Alcadia

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Alcadia
Alcadia conuloides
Alcadia maxima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
Order: Cycloneritida
Superfamily: Helicinoidea
Family: Helicinidae
Subfamily: Helicininae
Genus: Alcadia
Gray, 1840[1]
Type species
Helicina major J. E. Gray, 1824
Synonyms

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Alcadia is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicininae of the family Helicinidae. [2]

Description

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Alcadia differs from the Helicininae in having a slit in front of the aperture, into which is fitted the tooth-like process of the operculum. [1]

Species

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Species within the genus Alcadia include:

Synonyms of Alcadia

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  • Alcadia (Alcadia) J. E. Gray, 1840 · alternative representation
  • Alcadia (Bellula) A. J. Wagner, 1908 junior subjective synonym
  • Alcadia (Eualcadia) A. J. Wagner, 1907 junior subjective synonym
  • Alcadia (Glyptalcadia) Boss & Jacobson, 1973 · alternative representation
  • Alcadia (Hispida) A. J. Wagner, 1907 junior homonym (invalid; not Bate, 1868, Penisoltia is a replacement name)
  • Alcadia (Hjalmarsona) H. B. Baker, 1940 · alternative representation
  • Alcadia (Idesa) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856 alternative representation [4]
  • Alcadia (Incrustata) A. J. Wagner, 1907 junior homonym
  • Alcadia (Intusplicata) A. J. Wagner, 1907 alternative representation
  • Alcadia (Leialcadia) A. J. Wagner, 1907 (junior synonym)
  • Alcadia (Mamilla) A. J. Wagner, 1907 alternative representation
  • Alcadia (Megastoma) A. J. Wagner, 1907 junior homonym (invalid; not Rafinesque, 1814)
  • Alcadia (Microalcadia) Richling, 2004 alternative representation
  • Alcadia (Palliata) A. J. Wagner, 1907 alternative representation
  • Alcadia (Penisoltia) H. B. Baker, 1954 alternative representation
  • Alcadia (Weinlandella) H. B. Baker, 1954 unavailable name (unnecessary replacement name for Mamilla)
  • Eualcadia A. J. Wagner, 1907 (junior synonym)
  • Helicina (Alcadia) J. E. Gray, 1840 (unaccepted rank)
  • Helicina (Idesa) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856 superseded combination
  • Helicina (Isoltia) Guppy, 1895 junior subjective synonym
  • Helicina (Schrammia) Guppy, 1895 superseded combination
  • Hispida A. J. Wagner, 1907 (invalid; not Bate, 1868, Penisoltia is a replacement name)
  • Idesa H. Adams & A. Adams, 1856 ·
  • Isoltia Guppy, 1895 (junior synonym)
  • Leialcadia A. J. Wagner, 1907 ·
  • Schrammia Guppy, 1895 junior subjective synonym

Synonyms

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  • Alcadia appuni (E. von Martens, 1873): synonym of Helicina tamsiana appuni E. von Martens, 1873 (superseded combination)
  • Alcadia balteata Aguayo & Jaume, 1954: synonym of Alcadia minima (A. d'Orbigny, 1842) (junior synonym)
  • Alcadia capax L. Pfeiffer, 1857: synonym of Alcadia minima (A. d'Orbigny, 1842) (junior synonym)
  • Alcadia ciliata (Poey, 1852): synonym of Emoda ciliata (Poey, 1852) ( superseded combination)
  • Alcadia colombiana (R. A. Philippi, 1847): synonym of Helicina columbiana R. A. Philippi, 1847 (superseded combination)
  • Alcadia deppeana (E. von Martens, 1863): synonym of Helicina zephyrina deppeana E. von Martens, 1863 (superseded rank and combination)
  • Alcadia dysoni (L. Pfeiffer, 1849): synonym of Helicina dysoni L. Pfeiffer, 1849 (unaccepted combination)
  • Alcadia gundlachi L. Pfeiffer, 1854: synonym of Alcadia (Penisoltia) minima (A. d'Orbigny, 1842) represented as Alcadia minima (A. d'Orbigny, 1842)
  • Alcadia quinonesi Clench & Aguayo, 1950: synonym of Alcadia minima (A. d'Orbigny, 1842) (junior synonym)
  • Alcadia quiñonesi Clench & Aguayo, 1950: synonym of Alcadia minima (A. d'Orbigny, 1842) (misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
  • Alcadia striata (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Helicina striata Lamarck, 1822 (superseded combination)
  • Alcadia subfusca (Menke, 1828): synonym of Alcadia striata (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Helicina striata Lamarck, 1822 (junior synonym)
  • Alcadia tamsiana (L. Pfeiffer, 1851): synonym of Helicina tamsiana L. Pfeiffer, 1851 (superseded combination)

References

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  1. ^ a b Gray J. E. (1840). Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum: 1-165. London. Alcadia is on the page 42.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Alcadia J. E. Gray, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine * At: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996448 on 2024-07-24
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Mollusca" Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine. Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011.
  4. ^ Adams H. & Adams A. (1856). The genera of Recent Mollusca, Helicinidae 2: 300-309, 3: pl. 87. London. Idesa is on the page 304.
  • Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017.
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