Alcadia is a genus of tropical and subtropical land snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Helicininae of the family Helicinidae.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
Description 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.
Species Species within the genus Alcadia include:
Alcadia affinis C.B. Adams, 1846 Alcadia alta (G. B. Sowerby II, 1866) Alcadia aurantia (J. E. Gray, 1824) Alcadia bahamensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1862) Alcadia bermudezi Aguayo & Jaume, 1957"Mollusca" . Diversidad Biológica Cubana, accessed 23 March 2011. Alcadia binneyana (L. Pfeiffer, 1866) Alcadia blandiana Weinland, 1880 Alcadia boeckeleri (Richling, 2001) Alcadia brownii (J. E. Gray, 1824) Alcadia bullula Hausdorf, 2006 Alcadia camagueyana Aguayo & Jaume, 1957 Alcadia charmosyne (Pilsbry, 1933) Alcadia chocoensis Roosen, 2023 Alcadia citrinolabris (C. B. Adams, 1849) Alcadia concinna (Gundlach in Pfeiffer, 1857) Alcadia consanguinea (C. B. Adams, 1851) Alcadia conuloides (Guppy, 1868) Alcadia decussata Hausdorf, 2006 Alcadia delmonteana Pilsbry, 1933 Alcadia dissimulans (Poey, 1858) Alcadia dubiosa (C. B. Adams, 1850) Alcadia erythrozona Dean, 1931 Alcadia euglypta Clench & Aguayo, 1950 Alcadia exigua (L. Pfeiffer, 1849) Alcadia gonavensis Weinland, 1880 Alcadia gonostoma (Gundlach in Poey, 1858) Alcadia guadaloupensis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) Alcadia haitensis (Maltzan, 1888) Alcadia hirsuta (C. B. Adams, 1851) Alcadia hispida (Pfeiffer, 1839) Alcadia hjalmarsoni (L. Pfeiffer, 1856) Alcadia hojarasca (Richling, 2001) Alcadia hollandi (C. B. Adams, 1849) Alcadia iheringi A. J. Wagner, 1911 Alcadia incrustata (Gundlach in Pfeiffer, 1859) Alcadia intusplicata (L. Pfeiffer, 1851) Alcadia jamaicensis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) Alcadia kuehni (L. Pfeiffer, 1872) Alcadia lewisi Pilsbry, 1942 Alcadia macilenta (C. B. Adams, 1849) Alcadia major (J. E. Gray, 1824) Alcadia mammilla Weinland, 1862 Alcadia maxima G.B. Sowerby II, 1842 Alcadia mcleani Clench, 1937 Alcadia megastoma (C. B. Adams, 1849) Alcadia microstoma (C. B. Adams, 1851) Alcadia minima (d’Orbigny, 1842) Alcadia moussoniana (L. Pfeiffer, 1866) Alcadia neebiana (Pfeiffer, 1862) Alcadia nitida (Pfeiffer, 1839) Alcadia nobilis (C. B. Adams, 1851) Alcadia nodulosa Hausdorf, 2006 Alcadia novogranadensis Hausdorf, 2006 Alcadia nuda (Arango in Pfeiffer, 1866) Alcadia pellucida (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) Alcadia pompholyx (Pilsbry, 1933) Alcadia pusilla (C. B. Adams, 1850) Alcadia rhamphostyla (L. Pfeiffer, 1857) Alcadia rotunda (d’Orbigny, 1842) Alcadia rufa (L. Pfeiffer, 1857) Alcadia schrammi (Crosse, 1872) Alcadia sericea (Drouët, 1859) Alcadia solitaria (C. B. Adams, 1845) Alcadia spectabilis (Pfeiffer, 1858) Alcadia succinea (L. Pfeiffer, 1850) Alcadia velutina (Poey, 1858)
Synonyms of Alcadia 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 Adams H. & Adams A. (1856). The genera of Recent Mollusca, Helicinidae 2: 300-309, 3: pl. 87. London. Idesa is on the page 304. 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 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
Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017.
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